genus
Pore Corals
Porites
Field notes
Porites is a genus of stony coral; they are small polyp stony (SPS) corals. (Also referred to as finger coral or hump coral) They are characterised by a finger-like morphology. Members of this genus have widely spaced calices, a well-developed wall reticulum and are bilaterally symmetrical. Porites, particularly Porites lutea, often form microatolls. Corals of the genus Porites also often serve as hosts for Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus).
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- Mustard Hill Coral presumed native
- Finger Coral presumed native
- Plate & Pillar Coral present
- Hump Coral native
- Yellow Finger Coral present
- Stony Coral present
- Hump Coral present
- Branched Finger Coral
- Thin Finger Coral presumed native
- Porites hawaiiensis
- Hump Coral
- Porites brighami
- Hump Coral
- Porites studeri
- Knobby Finger Coral
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native pore corals All
Native to the US, by observations.
