Australogyra
Australogyra zelli from Aureed Island, Australia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  ( IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Faviidae
Genus:	Australogyra Veron & Pichon, 1982
Species:	A. zelli
Binomial name
Australogyra zelli (Veron, Pichon & Best, 1977)
Synonyms [2]
Platygyra zelli Veron, Pichon & Best, 1977

Australogyra zelli is a species of stony coral native to the Central Indo-Pacific. It is the only species in the genus Australogyra. They are uncommon corals found in tropical waters to a range of up to 30 m (98 ft) deep. They can occur as branching growths or as hemispherical shapes reaching up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in diameter. Their color ranges from gray-green to a yellowish purple-brown. They are also sometimes known as the branching moon coral or the branching brain coral in the aquarium trade. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ^[1] Their range includes Australia, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, southern China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Coral Triangle

References

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