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Genus Porites, Family Poritidae
Part 1 of 4

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By Bob Fenner

 
Porites rus Forsskal 1775, Plate and Pillar Coral. Variable in shape as its common name points to. Upright columns more shallow to gorgeous plates deeper, more calm waters. Gray to brown in color, often with yellow polyps that have wider spaced calyces, raised areas between polyps. Both morphs visible here at Honaunau, City of refuge, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i.

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Porites solida (Forsskal 1775). Massive, generally hemispherical boulders of up to meters across. Smooth to undulating surface appearance. Large polyps for the genus. Very common in the Red Sea, brown to greenish yellow; so much so that in calmer waters the reef crest is often termed the "Porites Zone" of this species. One inch macro framer and small colony in the Red Sea.

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Porites stephensoni Crossland 1952. Small (less than 0.1 meter across, colonies that are encrusting, laminar. Close up showing corallite arrangement. /COTW:

Characters: Colonies are encrusting, hemispherical or columnar and are usually less than 0.5 metres across.

Colour: Cream or brown.

Similar Species: Porites murrayensis.

Habitat: Reef flats.

Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic Note: Poorly differentiated from other massive Porites.

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