Biology:Pocillopora aliciae

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Short description: Species of coral

Pocillopora aliciae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Pocillopora
Species:
P. aliciae
Binomial name
Pocillopora aliciae
Schmidt-Roach, Miller & Andreakis, 2013

Pocillopora aliciae is an endangered species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae from eastern Australia.[2][1]

It occurs on rocky reef areas exposed to strong wave action and on non-reef rock substrates from the Cook Island Aquatic Reserve in northern New South Wales to Sydney, New South Wales, as well as Norfolk Island.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnson, Jack; Dellisanti, Walter; Cowburn, Benjamin; Luzon, Katrina; Lewis, Claire (2023-10-27). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pocillopora aliciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/219555879/280384359. 
  2. ↑ Schmidt-Roach, S.; Miller, K.J.; Andreakis, N. (2013). "Pocillopora aliciae: A new species of scleractinian coral (Scleractinia, Pocilloporidae) from subtropical Eastern Australia". Zootaxa 3626 (4): 576–582. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3626.4.11. 

Wikidata ☰ Q25382496 entry