Porites nigrescens

Super Group: 
Eukaryota
Phylum: 
Cnidaria
Class: 
Anthozoa
Order: 
Scleractinia
Family: 
Poritidae
Genus: 
Porites
Species: 
nigrescens
Authority: 
Dana, 1848
Synonym(s): 
Porites (Porites) nigrescens Dana, 1846
Porites saccharata Brüggemann, 1878
Porites suppressa Crossland, 1952

Diagnosis

Locally common in protected lagoons & channels.  Forms clumps of coarse tapering branches with square ends, calices depressed between sharp ridges.  Cream, yellowish-green, or brown.

Ecology

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium- clade A Reunion Island
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket