Porites astreoides

Porites astreoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
Species:
P. astreoides
Binomial name
Porites astreoides
Synonyms
  • Porites hentscheli Thiel, 1928
  • Porites verrillii Rehberg, 1892
Colony at Molasses Reef inhabited by a Christmas tree worm

Porites astreoides, commonly known as mustard hill coral or yellow porites, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Poritidae.

It is a common species in the Caribbean Sea and western tropical Atlantic Ocean in North, Central, and South America; and the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean in western Africa.[1]

  1. ^ a b Aronson, R.; Bruckner, A.; Moore, J.; Precht, B.; E. Weil (2008). "Porites astreoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133680A3861919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133680A3861919.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ van der Land, Jacob (2013). "Porites astreoides Lamarck, 1816". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-04-05.