Bernardpora stutchburyi

Bernardpora stutchburyi Wells, 1955

photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:	Poritidae ()
Max. size:
Environment:	reef-associated; marine
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:	Corallites are small. Polyps are short; beige or grey-brown, with a green oral disc.
Biology:	Found more often in turbid waters. Hide under rocks and other corals. Day feeder. Reported from Hong Kong to be associated with the shrimp Hamopontonia corallicolla, where it attaches to the surface via the hooked processes on its telson (Ref. 130769).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 24 October 2023 Ref. 123251)
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