Turbinaria conspicua
| Turbinaria conspicua | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Turbinaria |
| Species: | T. conspicua |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbinaria conspicua Bernard, 1896 [2] | |
Turbinaria conspicua, commonly known as disc coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific region, including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. It is a zooxanthellate coral that houses symbiont dinoflagellates in its tissues.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the conservation status of this species as being of "least concern". It is an uncommon species, but the areas in which it is found in northern Australia have been less affected by damage to the reefs than have other regions.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2008). "Turbinaria conspicua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ↑ Hoeksema, B. (2015). "Turbinaria conspicua Bernard, 1896". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-19.