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Echinopora taylorae
Veron, 2000
Characters: Colonies are thick laminae with widely but uniformly spaced corallites. Corallites are well defined, immersed, and thick walled. Septa are in three cycles, the first of which is prominent. Costae are fine, equal, and have fine dentations.
Colour: Green or yellow, sometimes mottled.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Rare.
Similar species: Echinophyllia patula , Echinopora gemmacea
Source reference: Veron (2000, as Echinophyllia taylorae). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).