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Seriatopora

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Seriatopora

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Seriatopora is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Pocilloporidae. They are commonly known as needle corals, birdsnest corals or finger corals. They are native to the Red Sea, the Indo-Pacific region and some parts of the Central Pacific Ocean.

Species

birdsnest coral

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. ClassAnthozoa
  4. OrderScleractinia
  5. FamilyPocilloporidae
Habitatmarine
Observations199
Observations recorded4,293

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
480
With media
17
Family
Pocilloporidae
Collections
NHMUK
Recorded in
Indonesia

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Seriatopora is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Pocilloporidae. They are commonly known as needle corals, birdsnest corals or finger corals. They are native to the Red Sea, the Indo-Pacific region and some parts of the Central Pacific Ocean.

==Characteristics== Members of this genus form small bushes with anastomising (linking) branches. The branch tips are sharply tapered and the growth forms are variable, depending on the level of light and the movement of water. The corallites are arranged in neat rows and the polyps only extend at night. The colour of these corals can be yellow, orange, pink, green or brown.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seriatopora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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