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Branched Finger Coral

Porites furcata

Photo by The MnMs
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12.2075, -68.3193

Field Notes

Description:

Porites furcata is a colonial coral forming clumps of short, slender lobes with rounded tips, often densely packed together. It sometimes forms extensive patches several square metres (yards) in area.

Habitat:

1000 Steps, Bonaire.

Reference Links:

Porites furcata - Wikipedia

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Comments (10)
The MnMs
Daniele, I looked ata link here: they seem to be that color http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0606 but there are also brownish ones of this sp. In general the corals looked OK in Bonaire, not a lot of bleaching although there was some dead broken ones that could be the result of stormy weather. Cheers :-)
The MnMs
I don't think so. It looked like its natural color.
DanielePralong
Marta, someone asked on PN Worldwide whether this coral is bleached. What do you think?
DanielePralong
Congratulations Marta, this coral with its remarkable structure has earned you another Spotting of the Day! "We're literally showing you the finger today with this amazing Branched Finger Coral (Porites furcata) as our Spotting of the Day! This stony coral (order Scleractinia) can form large carpets in shallow reef areas of the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10159769949760603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/942177596405698561

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Wildlife of Bonaire
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PublishedDecember 16, 2017

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