Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien
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Anacropora pillai Veron, 2000
Characters: Colonies sprawl over the substrate and have dead bases so that they fall apart if disturbed. This is the smallest Anacropora, with most branches less than 3 millimetres thick. They are always contorted and tapered. Sometimes they are irregularly fused. Sub-branches form by equal division. Corallites are conical and project up to 1.5 millimetres from the branch surface. Corallites seldom form spines.
Colour: Cream or pale blue.
Habitat: May cover extensive areas on lower reef slopes, especially in turbid water.
Abundance: Locally common.
Similar species: Anacropora matthai
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).
Characters: Colonies sprawl over the substrate and have dead bases so that they fall apart if disturbed. This is the smallest Anacropora, with most branches less than 3 millimetres thick. They are always contorted and tapered. Sometimes they are irregularly fused. Sub-branches form by equal division. Corallites are conical and project up to 1.5 millimetres from the branch surface. Corallites seldom form spines.
Colour: Cream or pale blue.
Habitat: May cover extensive areas on lower reef slopes, especially in turbid water.
Abundance: Locally common.
Similar species: Anacropora matthai
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).
