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Saville-Kent, 1891
Description: Colonies are encrusting or branching, with highly fused branches. Corallites are rounded or polygonal. Columellae are broad and conspicuous. Polyps have fine, tapered tentacles.
Similar Species: Goniopora savignyi, which has larger corallites, elongate polyps and lacks well developed columellae. See also G. palmensis.
Synonym:
Alveopora polyformis Zou, 1980
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Poritidae (Family) > Goniopora (Genus) > Goniopora fruticosa (Species)
Description: Colonies are encrusting or branching, with highly fused branches. Corallites are rounded or polygonal. Columellae are broad and conspicuous. Polyps have fine, tapered tentacles.
Similar Species: Goniopora savignyi, which has larger corallites, elongate polyps and lacks well developed columellae. See also G. palmensis.
Synonym:
Alveopora polyformis Zou, 1980
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Poritidae (Family) > Goniopora (Genus) > Goniopora fruticosa (Species)