Heliopora - Wikipedia
Heliopora is a genus of cnidarian in the family Helioporidae. [1] The genus consists of reef building corals, and is ancient and highly conserved. [2] The species heliopora coerulea is also known as "blue coral". [2]
Blue coral - Wikipedia
Blue coral (Heliopora coerulea) is a species of colonial coral. It is the only octocoral known to produce a massive skeleton. [3] This skeleton is formed of aragonite, similar to that of scleractinia.
Heliopora are Not-So-Soft, Soft Corals - Reef Builders
May 1, 2024 · Heliopora occur in rather shallow waters from intertidal zones to depths of around 10 meters where they can be the dominant coral species. In many instances throughout their range, Heliopora colonies can form expansive thickets that span dozens or even hundreds of meters in breadth.
Integrated evidence reveals a new species in the ancient blue ...
Oct 26, 2018 · Heliopora is an ancient and highly conserved reef building octocoral genus within the monospecific Family Helioporidae, represented by a single extant species – H. coerulea, Pallas, 1766. Here we...
Blue Ridge Coral (Heliopora coerulea) Species Profile ...
The Blue Ridge Coral (Heliopora coerulea) is found throughout a wide area ranging from the Indo-Pacific to Australian and north to the Coral Sea and southwest Japan. This wide distribution is somewhat indicative of the resilience of this coral, which has …
A draft genome assembly of reef-building octocoral Heliopora ...
Jun 14, 2023 · The blue corals (Heliopora) are the only genus of octocorals that form a massive hard skeleton and symbiosis with zooxanthellae like scleractinian corals 11 (Fig. 1a). Due to their massive reef...
Blue coral - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
Blue coral (Heliopora coerulea) is a species of colonial coral. It is the only octocoral known to produce a massive skeleton. This skeleton is formed of aragonite, similar to that of scleractinia.