Seriatopora guttata is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It is native to the western Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from Madagascar and the Indian Ocean to the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Indonesia and the south China Sea. It grows in shallow water on sheltered reef slopes, on vertical walls and under overhangs, at depths down to about 40 metres (130 ft). It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]

Seriatopora guttata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Seriatopora
Species:
S. guttata
Binomial name
Seriatopora guttata
Veron, 2000 [2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Seriatopora guttatus Veron, 2000

References

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  1. ^ a b Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2008). "Seriatopora guttata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  2. ^ a b Hoeksema, B. (2015). "Seriatopora guttata Veron, 2000". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-02.