Coral Description
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia >> Phylum: Cnidaria >> Class: Anthozoa >> Order: Scleractinia >> Family: Acroporidae
Appearance:
- Thin unifacial laminae
- Forms tiers and whorls
Colour: Cream, brown or pink, with pale edges
Corallites:
- Arranged in rows between coenosteum ridges (skeleton between corallites)
Similar species: Montipora aequituberculata lacks coenosteum ridges, M. delicatula has thinner plates and less regular coenosteum ridges.
Habitat: Protected upper reef slope.
Montipora foliosa on a mature coral frame
Mature coral frame
Montipora foliosa on Reefscapers coral frame
Coral frame
Montipora foliosa coral colonies on Reefscapers coral frames
Coral frames
Montipora foliosa detail of coral skeleton
Coral skeleton
Montipora foliosa closeup of extended polyps
Extended polyps
Montipora foliosa detail of coral skeleton
Detail of coral skeleton
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