Alveopora tizardi Bassett-Smith, 1890
Alveopora tizardi
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Poritidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 27 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Colony: flat or undulating plates. Corallites: septal spines usually regularly tapered. Polyps: short with knob-like tentacle tips. Color: pale pinkish-brown to bright pink, occasionally with grey oral discs and white tentacle tips (Ref. 848).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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