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The large ball shaped coral at front right is Porites Coral. Photographed at Wilson Island - just a short boat trip from Heron Island, near the Tropic of Capricorn on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. You do not have to snorkel far to see scenes like this on a Wilson Island holiday. The coral beach slopes steeply to deep clear water.
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Porites Coral with clam growing in it. This clam was about 30cm long. Photographed on Wilson Island.
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BOULDER CORAL FACTS |
Description
Boulder Coral grows into a huge ball shape. They form an important part of the Great Barrier Reef structure. Porites may live more than 800 years old.
Other Names
Porites Coral
Size
can grow to more than 20m in diameter
Classification
| Class: | Anthozoa | | Order: | Scleractinia | | Family: | Poritidae | | Genus: | Porites | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | Boulder Coral |
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