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Montipora Spongodes
''Montipora'' is a genus of Scleractinian corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of the genus ''Montipora'' may exhibit many different growth morphologies. With eighty five known species, ''Montipora'' is the second most species rich coral genus after ''Acropora''. Description Growth morphologies for the genus ''Montipora'' include submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting, and branching. It is not uncommon for a single ''Montipora'' colony to display more than one growth morphology. Healthy ''Montipora'' corals can be a variety of colors, including orange, brown, pink, green, blue, purple, yellow, grey, or tan. Although they are typically uniform in color, some species, such as ''Montipora spumosa'' or ''Montipora verrucosa'', may display a mottled appearance. ''Montipora'' corals have the smallest corallites of any coral family. Columellae are not present. Coenosteum and corallite walls are porous, which can result in elaborate structures. The coenosteum of each ''Montipora' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montipora Aequituberculata
''Montipora aequituberculata'' is a species of stony coral in the family Acroporidae. It is a common coral in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. Distribution and habitat ''Montipora aequituberculata'' is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Its range extends from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, through the Indian Ocean to Japan, the East China Sea, Australia and the west and central Pacific. It is found on the upper parts of reef slopes where it may be the most predominant species. Biology ''Montipora aequituberculata'' is a Zooxanthellae, zooxanthellate species of coral. It obtains most of its nutritional needs from the Symbiosis, symbiotic dinoflagellates that live inside its soft tissues. These Photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms provide the coral with organic carbon and nitrogen, sometimes providing up to 90% of their host's energy needs for metabolism and growth. Its remaining needs are met by the planktonic organisms caught by the tentacles of the polyps. Status L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflyfish
The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical ocean, marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A number of species pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, members of the huge genus ''Chaetodon''. Butterflyfish look like smaller versions of angelfish (Pomacanthidae), but unlike these, lack preopercle spines at the gill covers. Some members of the genus ''Heniochus'' resemble the Moorish idol (''Zanclus cornutus'') of the monotypic Zanclidae. Among the paraphyletic Perciformes, the former are probably not too distantly related to butterflyfish, whereas the Zanclidae seem far less close. Description and ecology Butterflyfish mostly range from in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, ''C. ephippium'', grow to . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montipora Calculata
''Montipora'' is a genus of Scleractinian corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of the genus ''Montipora'' may exhibit many different growth morphologies. With eighty five known species, ''Montipora'' is the second most species rich coral genus after ''Acropora''. Description Growth morphologies for the genus ''Montipora'' include submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting, and branching. It is not uncommon for a single ''Montipora'' colony to display more than one growth morphology. Healthy ''Montipora'' corals can be a variety of colors, including orange, brown, pink, green, blue, purple, yellow, grey, or tan. Although they are typically uniform in color, some species, such as ''Montipora spumosa'' or ''Montipora verrucosa'', may display a mottled appearance. ''Montipora'' corals have the smallest corallites of any coral family. Columellae are not present. Coenosteum and corallite walls are porous, which can result in elaborate structures. The coenosteum of each ''Montipora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birch Aquarium
Birch Aquarium is a public aquarium in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It serves as the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, with over half a million people visiting the aquarium each year. The aquarium houses more than 3,000 animals representing over 380 species. The hilltop site provides views of La Jolla Shores and the Pacific Ocean. The aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). History The aquarium was established in 1903 after the Marine Biological Association of San Diego was created to conduct marine research in the local waters of the Pacific Ocean (its name was later changed to Scripps Institution of Oceanography to honor supporters Ellen Browning Scripps and E.W. Scripps, part of the Scripps family of newspaper pioneers). The founders built and maintained the small public aquarium and museum to communicate their discoveries to the world. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montipora Grisea
''Montipora grisea'' is a small polyped stony coral in the family Acroporidae. Description It is an encrusting species considered to be massively sized, with "thick unifacial plates."Australian Institute of Marine Science, 2013''Montipora grisea''.Montipora grisea. Corals of the World. It is usually dark brown or green in color, but also appears in shades of blue or pink. These corals have small bumps, known as thecal papillae, that are fused together around the corallite.Veron J. E. N. (1993). In ''Biogeographic database of hermatypic coral species of the central Indo-Pacific, genera of the world'' story, Australian Institute of Marine Science, 57-58. They also have a coenosteum papillae that is present. File:Montipora grisea.jpg, Pink File:Montipora grisea 2.jpg, Green File:Montipora grisea, Samoa Americana.jpg, Brown Distribution & habitat ''Montipora grisea'' has a vast range, found within the reefs of forty-five countries and territories throughout the Indian and Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
