Alveopora fenestrata
Lamarck, 1816
Description: Colonies are generally hemispherical with the surface divided into lobes. Corallites have walls composed of compacted rods and spines. Septa are composed of tapered spines which are connected low in the corallite. Polyps are long, with long tentacles giving a ragged appearance.
Color: Grey or greenish-brown, sometimes with white oral cones.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: Alveopora marionensis and A. verrilliana.
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1982). Identification guide: Veron (1986).
A small hemispherical colony in a wave washed habitat. Polyps are partly retracted. Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photograph: Ed Lovell
Polyp detail. Cebu, Philippines Photograph: Charlie Veron
The typically mop-like appearance of colonies with extended polyps of varying sizes. Papua New Guinea Photograph: Charlie Veron
Skeletal detail. Showing corallites.