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What are the twenty coral species commonly found in Hong Kong Marine Parks?
Classification of corals ?
Corallites
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Porites spp. - 1-2 mm, Cyphastrea spp. - few mm, Dipsastraea spp. 6mm - >1.5cm |
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Cyphastrea spp. - volcano shape,
Acropora spp. - tubular,
Dipsastraea spp. - round and extruding,
Platygyra spp.-valley shape |
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| Corallites characteristics |
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Corallites characteristics,
Coscinaraea spp.-no distinct wall,
Acanthastrea spp.- toothy wall,
Dipsastraea spp. - very distinct wall,
Favites spp.- shared wall |
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