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Echinopora ashmorensis

Veron, 1990

Description: Colonies may be over 2 metres across and are composed of irregularly contorted tubes with hollow centres or, rarely, solid branches. Corallites are 3-5 millimetres diameter and are usually conical. They have three cycles of septa, the first two cycles reaching the columellae, which are well developed. Paliform lobes are prominent.
Color: Uniform brown or dark blue-grey.
Habitat: Shallow protected reef environments.
Abundance: Rare.
Similar Species: Echinopora lamellosa, which may also form tubular branches. See also E. horrida.

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (1990a).

Part of a large colony composed entirely of tubes. Ashmore Reef, Western Australia Photograph: Charlie Veron


Corallite detail. Ningaloo Reefs, Western Australia Photograph: Clay Bryce


Surface detail of tubes. Ningaloo Reefs, Western Australia Photograph: Clay Bryce


Skeletal detail. Showing corallites.

Other Species

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Echinopora ashmorensis Echinopora fruticulosa Echinopora gemmacea Echinopora hirsutissima Echinopora horrida Echinopora irregularis Echinopora lamellosa Echinopora mammiformis Echinopora pacificus Echinopora robusta Echinopora tiranensis