Corals of the World, Volumen 3Australian Institute of Marine Science, 2000 - 490 páginas Corals of the World is the principal outcome of a major research program undertaken by the Australian Institute of Marine Science. It is a fully comprehensive, easy to use reference work for coral biologists and non-specialists alike. This magnificent book is packed with information for coral enthusiasts, marine biologists and nature lovers. It emphasises the natural beauty of corals as never before, highlighting their conservation value around the world. This three-volume set contains stunning colour images throughout and an index in each volume. |
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Family Merulinidae 363383 | 3 |
CORALS | 9 |
Genus Mycetophyllia 7279 | 72 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Abundance Acanthastrea Alveopora AUSTRALIA Photograph BARRIER REEF BELIZE BELIZE Photograph branches brown CALAMIAN ISLANDS centres cerioid Characters Chevalier 1975 coenosteum Colonies are massive Colour Columellae compact Corallite detail Cyphastrea denticles described in Corals Earliest fossil record Echinopora Edwards and Haime EGYPT Photograph encrusting colony exsert Family Mussidae Favia faviid Favites fleshy Genus Goniastrea Goniopora grey growth-form GUINEA Photograph Habitat hemispherical Humann Identification guides Indo-Pacific INDONESIA Photograph irregular JAPAN Photograph large colony Leptastrea Lobophyllia Lovell massive colony meandroid metres millimetres millimetres diameter Milne Edwards Montastrea Neville Coleman Nishihira and Veron oral discs pali paliform lobes PAPUA NEW GUINEA phaceloid PHILIPPINES Photograph Pichon and Wijsman-Best planulae Platygyra polyps Porites primary septa radial corallites Roger Steene RYUKYU ISLANDS septa septo-costae Shallow reef environments Sheppard and Sheppard Similar species SINAI PENINSULA Symphyllia Taxonomic note Taxonomic reference underwater Upper reef slopes Valerie Taylor valleys Variation in corallite Veron and Pichon WESTERN AUSTRALIA Wijsman-Best 1977