Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, North-Western Australia: Reef-building corals

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Abstract: The Rowley Shoals, Scott and Seringapatam Reefs off north-western Australia are characterised by clear, deep, oceanic water and a wide tidal range. Hermatypic corals were sampled from reef flat zones, outer slopes with differing exposure to wave action, lagoon pinnacles and soft substrates. A total of 233 species in 56  genera is here recorded, 213 species in 56 genera from Scott and Seringapatam Reefs and 184 species in 52 genera from the Rowley Shoals. 

The two reef areas have a very similar coral fauna, apparently slightly richer in species at Scott Reef, but considerably different from the coral fauna of near-shore localities. 

Author(s) J.E.N. Veron : Part 2
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27

Reef-building corals

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