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208:. Pocillopora can reproduce asexually via fragmentation. They also reproduce sexually and the larvae develop inside the polyps rather than free floating in the water, a reproduction strategy known as brooding. When they are mature, the larvae are released and can remain free-swimming for several weeks before settling on the substrate.
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Cauliflower corals are widespread and can be identified by the presence of wart-like growths on their surface. The colonies can be dome shaped or branching and are very variable in colour and shape depending on the species and the environmental conditions. Species situated on shallow
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Schmidt-Roach S, Miller KJ, Lundgren P, Andreakis N (2014) With eyes wide open: a revision of species within and closely related to the
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Schmidt-Roach S, Miller KJ, Andreakis N (2013) Pocillopora aliciae: a new species of scleractinian coral (Scleractinia, Pocilloporidae) from subtropical
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pounded by the sea tend to be stunted whilst those in deep calm water are often thin and open. Each individual polyp has tentacles but these are normally extended only at night.
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612:Scab due to a female of
338:Pocillopora fungiformis
280:Pocillopora brevicornis
700:Paracirrhites forsteri
668:Sebastapistes tinkhami
566:Trapezia flavopunctata
479:Pocillopora damicornis
449:Pocillopora woodjonesi
418:Pocillopora molokensis
398:Pocillopora mauritiana
300:Pocillopora damicornis
1022:Paleobiology Database
781:www.marinespecies.org
684:Paragobiodon modestus
582:Trapezia rufopunctata
543:Pocillopora verrucosa
527:Pocillopora meandrina
439:Pocillopora vitiensis
428:Pocillopora verrucosa
408:Pocillopora meandrina
378:Pocillopora kelleheri
43:with a resident fish
41:Pocillopora meandrina
388:Pocillopora ligulata
358:Pocillopora indiania
290:Pocillopora capitata
1078:Scleractinia genera
511:Pocillopora grandis
495:Pocillopora elegans
368:Pocillopora inflata
348:Pocillopora grandis
328:Pocillopora elegans
318:Pocillopora effusus
274:Schmidt-Roach, 2014
250:Pocillopora aliciae
270:Pocillopora bairdi
260:Pocillopora ankeli
173:cauliflower corals
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860:Pocillopora
854:Wikispecies
830:Pocillopora
463:Veron, 2002
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372:Glynn, 1999
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183:Description
156:Pocillopora
127:Pocillopora
25:Pocillopora
1067:Categories
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762:2011-04-03
708:References
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412:Dana, 1846
392:Dana, 1846
332:Dana, 1846
213:symbiotic
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66:Eukaryota
839:Wikidata
752:"ARKive"
306:Linnaeus
147:See text
141:Species
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216:algae
190:reefs
161:genus
159:is a
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986:NCBI
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