Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Samiei, Jahangir Vajed, Dab, Koosha, Ghezellou, Parviz & Shirvani, Arash, 2013, Some scleractinian corals (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf, Zootaxa 3636 (1), pp. 101-143 : 109-110

Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material: ZUTC Cnid. 1006, colony fragment, Larak Island, 26° 53' 0.7" N, 56° 20' 51.3" E, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei, November 2010.

Identification guide: Veron (2000)

Notes for local identification: Colonies were observed as brown or pink.

Abundance: Common.

Depth of occurrence: 2 to 5 m.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Pocillopora damicornis, a, exoskeleton; b, close up photograph of corallites; c, underwater photograph of polyps; d – e. underwater photographs of different colonies.