Blue Crust Coral Porites branneri

Classification

Poritidae [family]
Porites [genus] (5)
branneri [species]

Classification

Poritidae [family]
Porites [genus] (5)
branneri [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
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  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Aruba
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  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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    Notes on presence status Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

    Publications

    • Hoeksema, B.W., Hove, H.A. ten 2017. The invasive sun coral Tubastraea coccinea hosting a native Christmas tree worm at Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity 47: 59-65.
    • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
    • Roos, P.J. 1971. The shallow-water stony corals of the Netherlands Antilles. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 37: 1-108.