Porites nodifera
| Porites nodifera | |
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| Porites nodifera with a tridacna clam | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Poritidae |
| Genus: | Porites |
| Species: | P. nodifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Porites nodifera Klunzinger, 1879 | |
Porites nodifera, also known as Dome Coral, is a species of stony coral in the Poritidae family.[1][2][3]
In the Persian Gulf, Porites spp., including Porites nodifera are the dominant corals present. This may be as a result of coral bleaching affecting Acropora spp. to a greater extent, and Porites filling in resulting gaps in the reef.[4]
References
- ↑ "Porites nodifera". ARKive. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "Porites nodifera". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Porites nodifera". coral.aims.gov.au. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ Riegl, Bernhard; Purkis, Sam J. (2012). Coral Reefs of the Gulf: Adaptation to Climatic Extremes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 75. ISBN 978-94-007-3008-3.
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