Porites porites - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBPorites porites occurs throughout the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and southern Florida and as far south as Venezuela. It is also found in shallow tropical seas …
Some species in this genus demonstrate high levels of halotolerance. In the Gulf of Thailand P. lutea tolerates daily tidal shifts of 10-30‰ salinity. Moberg et al. (1997) determined that when the salinity declines, the symbiotic zooxanthellae decrease their photosynthesis rate as the coral contracts its polyps to protect them. The corals maintain their metabolic rate by temporarily switching to heterotrophy, consuming prey such as brine shrimp and other zooplankton.
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WEBPorites are major coral components of reefs, both in the fossil record and in living reefs, in which they can be the most important framework builder. Porites can be found in almost …
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WEBPorites 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. …
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WEBCorallites are deeply excavated and, with a coarse coenosteum, form a rough surface. Tentacles are usually extended during the day. Colour: Uniform grey-brown. Similar …
Porites astreoides - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBPorites astreoides is found growing in shallow water on reefs in the Caribbean Sea and in the western-central and southwestern Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean region and …
Palau’s warmest reefs harbor thermally tolerant corals that thrive ...
WEB21 dec. 2022 · Porites cf. lobata, is a genetically diverse, ubiquitous species on Indo-Pacific coral reefs 19,20,21, and also common across Palau’s reef habitats, from the semi …
Porites rus - Corals of the World
WEBHabitat: Shallow reef environments. Abundance: Common and may be a dominant species in a wide range of habitats. Taxonomic Note: A species complex which is likely …
WEB19 aug. 2021 · The primary habitat on the Porites was live coral (70%), followed by sponge, live coral rock and a small amount of macroalgae (Table 2).
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