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Disc Coral

Turbinaria stellulata (Lamarck 1816)

Biology

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zooxanthellate
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bibliographic citation
Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Jacob van der Land [email]

Description

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Colonies are submassive, usually with encrusting margins. Corallites are thick-walled, conical, with calices approximately 2 mm in diameter. Colour: usually brown or green but may be wide range of other colours. Abundance: usually uncommon but may form conspicuous dome-shaped colonies on upper reef slopes. Unlike other Turbinaria, this species is seldom found in turbid waters (Veron, 1986).
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cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
bibliographic citation
Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Edward Vanden Berghe [email]