Turbinaria radicalis
| Turbinaria radicalis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Turbinaria |
| Species: | T. radicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbinaria radicalis Bernard, 1896 [2] | |
Turbinaria radicalis, commonly known as disc coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific, tropical and sub-tropical Australia, the South China Sea, northern Australia and the West Pacific. It is a zooxanthellate coral that houses symbiont dinoflagellates in its tissues. It is a rare coral throughout its range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "near-threatened".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2014). "Turbinaria radicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- ↑ Hoeksema, B. (2015). "Turbinaria radicalis Bernard, 1896". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-19.