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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Poritidae |
| Boulder
pore coral Porites sp.* Family Poritidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This often large boulder-shaped hard coral with tiny corallites and polyps is commonly seen on many of our shores. Features: Colonies 10-12cm, sometimes much larger, irregular boulder-shaped sometimes with bumps or hillocks. Corallites are tiny, shallow and hexagonal-shaped. Polyps are tiny with short tentacles. Colours seen include yellow, brown and bluish. |
 St. John's Island, Aug 08 |
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 A burrowing animal? |
 A burrowing animal? |
 A burrowing animal? |
Boulder pore corals on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Jan 06 |
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 Chek Jawa, Aug 05 |
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 Beting Bronok, Aug 05 |
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more photos of boulder pore corals on Singapore shores
northern shores
part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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