De Jong Marinelife, Holland
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Sheppard and Salm, 1988
From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World
Infos from AIMS Website (for more click to the Link to AIMS)
Description:
Colonies are cerioid with corallites up to 50 millimetres diameter. Septa are coarsely toothed. Polyps have a fleshy mantle up to 100 millimetres diameter and with a Lobophyllia–like texture.
Color: Green, grey or brown.
Abundance: Rare.
Similar Species: Symphyllia wilsoni. The fleshy mantles are more extensive than those of any other Acanthastrea. Acanthastrea ishigakiensis has slightly smaller polyps.
Synonym: Acanthastrea maxima Sheppard & Salm, 1988 (original combination, basionym)
Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Sclerophyllia (Genus) > Sclerophyllia maxima (Species)
From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World
Infos from AIMS Website (for more click to the Link to AIMS)
Description:
Colonies are cerioid with corallites up to 50 millimetres diameter. Septa are coarsely toothed. Polyps have a fleshy mantle up to 100 millimetres diameter and with a Lobophyllia–like texture.
Color: Green, grey or brown.
Abundance: Rare.
Similar Species: Symphyllia wilsoni. The fleshy mantles are more extensive than those of any other Acanthastrea. Acanthastrea ishigakiensis has slightly smaller polyps.
Synonym: Acanthastrea maxima Sheppard & Salm, 1988 (original combination, basionym)
Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Sclerophyllia (Genus) > Sclerophyllia maxima (Species)
