Turbinaria heronensis
| Turbinaria heronensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Turbinaria |
| Species: | T. heronensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbinaria heronensis Wells, 1958 [2] | |
Turbinaria heronensis, commonly known as disc coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region where it occurs in shallow water in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, the Philippines and Australia. It is a zooxanthellate coral that houses symbiont dinoflagellates in its tissues. It is an uncommon species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "vulnerable".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2014). "Turbinaria heronensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ↑ Hoeksema, B. (2015). "Turbinaria heronensis Wells, 1958". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-19.