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What are the twenty coral species commonly found in Hong Kong Marine Parks?
Classification of corals?
Description of twenty selected coral species commonly found within Hong Kong Marine Park Areas
Favites abdita (Ellis and Solander, 1786)
| Family: |
Merulinidae |
| Genera: |
Favites |
| Species: |
abdita |
| Common name: |
Pineapple coral |
| Field characteristics: |
Colonies are submassive to encrusting, can have either a simple bumpy appearance or contain contorted upright growths that look like mini-turrets. Colouration can vary from a uniform brown to the more typical form of dark brown walls with bright green or white corallite centres. The walls of the corallites can be thick and rounded. The walls are also shared between corallites. |
| Abundance: |
Dominant |
| Distribution : |
Extensive geographical distribution throughout Hong Kong's waters with the range including western through to northeastern waters. Typical occurrence associated with well-established coral communities in the eastern and northeastern waters; but can also exist in the more marginal coral habitats of the southern and western inshore waters. Well-represented in Hoi Ha Wan, Yan Chau Tong and Tung Ping Chau Marine Parks. |
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