Porites sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Porites sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Porites; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa; order: Scleractinia; family: Poritidae; genus: Porites; scientificNameAuthorship: Link, 1807; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra N 1, Aldabra W 1, Alphonse N 1, Astove W 1, D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 8.8 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 63.4 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Gilberte Gendron , Nico Fassbender , Paris Stefanoudis , Rowana Walton ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Massive, sub-massive, encrusting or branching colonies. Maximum recorded size up to 1 m across, except for some colonies that become hemispherical to helmed-shaped and can be several metres across. Branching colonies have stubby branches with pale tips. Corallites are very small, 0.6 to 1.3 mm and a close-up or a high-resolution camera is needed to distinguish them underwater; the surface of the colony is smooth, giving the coral an almost rock-like appearance. Colours include shades of brown or green (Fig. 103).