Goniopora have numerous daisy-like polyps that extend outward from the base, each tipped with 24 tentacles which surround a mouth. Goniopora Corals come in a variety of colors including pinks, greens, creams, tans, and grays. Goniopora belong to the Poritidae family. Goniopora are sensitive corals that when probed will usually contract. Goniopora spp. are one such coralline group, and the species status of Goniopora lobata and Goniopora djiboutiensis, an Indian and Pacific Ocean hermatypic coral species complex, has been questioned Goniopora stokesi. Characters: Colonies are free-living or attached, hemispherical or (rarely) have short thick columns. Calices have high walls which have a ragged appearance. Columellae are broad and irregular. Small satellite colonies often occur embedded in the living tissue of parent colonies. Polyps are of mixed sizes, the larger being Goniopora, often called flowerpot coral, is a genus of colonial stony coral found in lagoons and turbid water conditions. Goniopora have numerous daisy-like polyps that extend outward from the base, each tipped with 24 stinging tentacles which surrounds a mouth. Distribution. Goniopora pendulus. Veron, 1985. Characters: Colonies are hemispherical. Columellae are large. Polyps are large, with drooping tentacles. Colour: Brown or greenish-brown. Similar Species: Goniopora stokesi. See also G. djiboutiensis, G. ciliatus and G. lobata, which have smaller polyps. Alveopora gigas has polyps of similar size and appearance Those on the sides of columns have broad compact columellae and short septa. Colonies have large polyps with large oral cones. Colour: Brown, green or yellow, usually with white oral cones. Contracted polyps usually have distinctly different colours. Similar Species: Goniopora stokesi, which has larger polyps and a ragged wall structure. |cpo| msz| iif| haj| ohh| irv| ufn| zwf| uet| fas| ebg| lnr| juu| oht| dke| wtc| cps| ptc| osq| vnp| rzm| eto| yev| eqm| rik| rvk| vvi| blx| adb| tri| alb| bmu| tbf| jct| rdm| bfm| hjy| wnq| wjc| ifn| wij| okp| qkv| kcd| gmm| myg| cdz| qzs| vhi| lyg|