Schizoculina fissipara is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Oculinidae found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Africa.[1][2]
Schizoculina fissipara can have an upright growth habit or be encrusting, sometimes extending over 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The upright branches are blueish grey or pale brown. The corallites which house the polyps are circular and up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter. Sometimes several of them are linked in series.[2]Schizoculina fissipara has a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae, microalgae that live within the tissue of the polyp.[3]
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^ abWoRMS (2010). "Schizoculina fissipara (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
schizoculina, fissipara, species, colonial, stony, coral, family, oculinidae, found, eastern, atlantic, ocean, western, coast, africa, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, cnidariaclass, hexacoralliaorder, scleractiniafamily, ocu. Schizoculina fissipara is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Oculinidae found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Africa 1 2 Schizoculina fissiparaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum CnidariaClass HexacoralliaOrder ScleractiniaFamily OculinidaeGenus SchizoculinaSpecies S fissiparaBinomial nameSchizoculina fissipara Milne Edwards amp Haime 1850 1 SynonymsOculina fissipara Milne Edwards amp Haime 1850Description editSchizoculina fissipara can have an upright growth habit or be encrusting sometimes extending over 1 metre 3 ft 3 in The upright branches are blueish grey or pale brown The corallites which house the polyps are circular and up to 5 millimetres 0 20 in in diameter Sometimes several of them are linked in series 2 Schizoculina fissipara has a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae microalgae that live within the tissue of the polyp 3 References edit a b WoRMS 2010 Schizoculina fissipara Milne Edwards amp Haime 1850 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2011 12 15 a b Family Oculinidae Schizoculina Horizon Retrieved 2011 12 15 Schizoculina fissipara EDGE Retrieved 2011 12 15 nbsp This Scleractinia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schizoculina fissipara amp oldid 1046672298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
