Hump coral  (Porites sverdrupi)

IUCN Red List species status – Vulnerable
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Facts – Hump coral

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCnidaria
ClassAnthozoa
OrderScleractinia
FamilyPoritidae
GenusPorites (1)

Status – Hump coral

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Hump coral

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (February, 2010)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (February, 2010)
    http://www.cites.org
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Hump coral electron micrograph
Hump coral electron micrograph

© Zac H. Forsman, Ph.D.

Zac H. Forsman, Ph.D.
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology -
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument Postdoctoral Fellow
P.O. Box 1346 (regular post)
46-007 Lilipuna Rd. (FedEx or other shipping) Kaneohe, HI 96744
Fax: 808-236-7443
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~zac/index.html

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