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Porites

Porites
Porites sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
Link, 1807[1]
Species

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Synonyms
List
  • Cosmoporites Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
  • Napopora Quelch, 1884
  • Neoporites Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
  • Synaraea Verrill, 1864
In intertidal reef-flat environments, massive Porites form characteristic microatoll formations, with living tissues around the perimeter, and dead skeleton on the exposed upper surface. Microatoll growth is predominantly lateral, as vertical growth is limited by a lack of accommodation space.[2]
Small colony of Porites porites

Porites is a genus of stony coral; they are small polyp stony (SPS) corals. (Also referred to as finger coral or hump coral) They are characterised by a finger-like morphology. Members of this genus have widely spaced calices, a well-developed wall reticulum and are bilaterally symmetrical. Porites, particularly Porites lutea, often form microatolls.[3] Corals of the genus Porites also often serve as hosts for Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus).

  1. ^ WoRMS (2018). "Porites Link, 1807". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. ^ van Woesik, R.; Golbuu, Y.; Roff, G. (2015). "Keep up or drown: adjustment of western Pacific coral reefs to sea-level rise in the 21st century". Royal Society Open Science. 2 (7): 150181. Bibcode:2015RSOS....250181V. doi:10.1098/rsos.150181. PMC 4632590. PMID 26587277.
  3. ^ Flora, C.J.; Ely P.S. (2003). "Surface Growth Rings of Porites lutea Microatolls Accurately Track Their Annual Growth" (PDF). Northwest Science. 77 (3): 237–245. Retrieved 2009-10-30.[permanent dead link‍]
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