Warrior Coral
Goniopora
Also known as: Anemone Coral, Daisy Coral, Flower Coral, Flower Pot Coral
- Anemone Coral
- Daisy Coral
- Flower Coral
- Flower Pot Coral
Overview
Found on coral and rocky reefs. A very aggressive coral that will attack any coral within reach. Colour varies.
Stony corals have hard stony skeletons, their polyps have six tentacles or are made up of multiples of six. These are usually nocturnal, however if the sky's are overcast, then many will feed during the day.
Generally the more robust corals life on exposed areas, while the smaller corals live in sheltered lagoons or deeper waters.
Stony corals are reef building corals and embedded in their flesh are thousands of minute single-celled marine plants called zooxanthellae which accounts for their colour.
These corals support a huge diversity of life, their main predator being the crown-of-thorns sea star.
How to identify
- Behaviour
- aggressive
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found on coral and rocky reefs.
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classHexacorallia
- orderScleractinia
- familyPoritidae
- genusGoniopora de Blainville, 1830
SourcesWoRMS
More in the family
Stony Corals (Poritidae)




