Echinopora fruticulosa
Species of coral
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Echinopora fruticulosa is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae.[1]
| Echinopora fruticulosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Merulinidae |
| Genus: | Echinopora |
| Species: | E. fruticulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinopora fruticulosa Klunzinger, 1879 | |
Description
Colonies of Echinopora fruticulosa form dome-shaped clumps reaching a maximum diameter of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) and height of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). It is an entirely ramose species, with single tubular corallites of about 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in) in diameter, developed all around the branches. The basic color of these corals is pinkish-brown with pale corallites.[1][2]
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