Porites lutea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Porites lutea
photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Family:  Poritidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 59 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 100943. Has moderate bleaching level and moderate estimated mortality (10-40%) in Palau (Ref. 66144). Primary frame-building coral of fringing and offshore reefs in UAE (Ref. 102838).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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