Pocillopora meandrina

Pocillopora meandrina

Taxobox
name = Pocillophora meandrina



image_width = 200px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Cnidaria
classis = Anthozoa
ordo = Scleractinia
subordo = Astrocoeniina
familia = Pocillophoridae
genus = "Pocillophora"
species = "P. meandrina"
binomial = "Pocillophora meandrina"
binomial_authority = Dana, 1846

"Pocillopora meandrina", common name the "cauliflower coral", is a species of coral occurring in the East Pacific and the Indo-West Pacific.

This coral lives in shallow reef environments. The coloration ranges from brown to pink.

References

External links

* Information including a map of distribution of the species [http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/301-400/Species%20pages/309.htm]
* Aquarium information about how much light various coral species need. Includes a detailed close-up view [http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/3/aafeature1/view]


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