Coe.60 Porites(Hard Coral)

 

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Poritidae

Genus: Porites

Description

Porites is a genus of stony coral; they are small polyp stony (SPS) corals. They are characterised by a finger-like morphology. Members of this genus have widely spaced calices, a well-developed wall reticulum and are bilaterally symmetrical. Porites, particularly Porites lutea, often form microatolls. Corals of the genus Porites also often serve as hosts for Christmas tree worms.

IUCN Status: Least Concern