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Alveopora marionensis
Veron and Pichon, 1982
Characters: Colonies are composed of short irregular lobes. Corallites have walls formed from compacted rods and spines. Septa are composed of tapered spines which are only connected low down in the corallite. Polyps have short straight tentacles.
Colour: Uniform grey, brown or pinkish, sometimes with white tentacle tips.
Habitat: Found only in environments with moderate wave action.
Abundance: Rare.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Alveopora (Genus) > Alveopora marionensis (Species)
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1982). Additional identification guide: Veron (1986).