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Physogyra lichtensteini
Physogyra lichtensteini |
Taxonomical systematics |
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Scientific name |
Physogyra lichtensteini Quelch, 1884 |
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Common names |
Pearl Coral, Bobble, Small Bubble, Octobubble, Pearl Bubble |
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Genus |
Physogyra Quelch, 1884 |
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Family |
Euphyllidae |
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Order |
Scleractinia |
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Subclass |
Zoantharia |
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Class |
Anthozoa |
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Phylum |
Cnidaria |
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Local ecology |
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Distribution |
Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. |
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Habitat |
Turbid reef environments (Veron, 2000). |
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Biological characteristics |
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Zooxanthellate |
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Pearl Coral Physogyra lichtensteini in aquarium. |
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Closed pearl coral Physogyra lichtensteini at night on "Steve's Bommie", Ribbon Reef #3, Queensland, Australia. |
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Closed Pearl Coral P. lichtensteini in aquarium showing skeleton. |
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Pearl coral P. lichtensteini on at night with feeding tentacles exposed on "Steve's Bommie", Ribbon Reef #3, Queensland, Australia. |
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Pearl Coral P. lichtensteini in aquarium at night showing feeding tentacles. |
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