Alveopora fenestrata

Alveopora fenestrata
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Alveopora
Species: A. fenestrata
Binomial name
Alveopora fenestrata
Lamarck, 1816

Alveopora fenestrata is a species of stony coral that is found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It can be found in shallow coral reefs, to a depth of 30 m. It is particularly susceptible to coral bleaching.

References

  1. Sheppard, A., Fenner, D., Edwards, A., Abrar, M. & Ochavillo, D. (2014). "Alveopora fenestrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 June 2014.