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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia |
| Merulinid
corals Family Merulinidae updated Oct 11 Where seen? These corals with typical bumps and ridges are sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. Members of this family can take a wide variety of forms. Status and threats: Our Merulinid corals are not listed among the endangered animals of Singapore. However, like other creatures of the intertidal zone, they are affected by human activities such as reclamation and pollution. Trampling by careless visitors, and over-collection also have an impact on local populations. |
 St. John's Island, Aug 08 |
 Terumbu Bemban, Apr 11 |
 Terumbu Raya, Mar 11 |
 Sisters Island, Oct 11 |
Merulinid corals on Singapore shores
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Merulinidae recorded for Singapore from Danwei Huang, Karenne P. P. Tun, L. M Chou and Peter A. Todd. 30 Dec 2009. An inventory of zooxanthellate sclerectinian corals in Singapore including 33 new records **the species found on many shores in Danwei's paper. in red are those listed as threatened on the IUCN global list.
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Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia. 3 volumes.
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