Australogyra

Australogyra
	Australogyra zelli from Aureed Island, Australia
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Faviidae
Genus:	Australogyra; Veron & Pichon, 1982
Species:	A. zelli
Binomial name
	Australogyra zelli; (Veron, Pichon & Best, 1977)
Synonyms
	Platygyra zelli Veron, Pichon & Best, 1977;

Australogyra zelli is a species of stony coral native to the Central Indo-Pacific. It is the only species in the genus Australogyra. They are uncommon corals found in tropical waters to a range of up to 30 m (98 ft) deep. They can occur as branching growths or as hemispherical shapes reaching up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in diameter. Their color ranges from gray-green to a yellowish purple-brown. They are also sometimes known as the branching moon coral or the branching brain coral in the aquarium trade.^[3]^[4]^[5] The species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.^[1] Their range includes Australia, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, southern China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Australogyra zelli: DeVantier, L., Hodgson, G., Huang, D., Johan, O., Licuanan, A., Obura, D., Sheppard, C., Syahrir, M. & Turak, E.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T133620A3831999". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1 January 2008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133620A3831999.en.
^ Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). "Australogyra zelli (Veron, Pichon & Best, 1977)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Australogyra zelli". Corals of the World. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Stender, Keoki; Stender, Yuko. "Australogyra zelli". MarinelifePhotography.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Adams, Jake (1 July 2015). "Australogyra zelli, the magnificent branching moon coral". ReefBuilders. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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^ Palomares, M.L.D.; Pauly., D. " Australogyra zelli (Veron, Pichon & Best, 1977)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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