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Cruz, Igor C. S.; Leal, Miguel C.; Mendes, Carlos R.; Kikuchi, Ruy K. P.; Rosa, Rui; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Serôdio, João; Calado, Ricardo; Rocha, Rui J. M. (April 2015). "White but not bleached: photophysiological evidence from white
Montastraea cavernosa reveals potential overestimation of coral
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Great star coral colonies form massive boulders and domes over 5 feet (1.5 m) in diameter in waters of shallow and moderate depths. In deeper waters, this coral has been observed growing as a plate formation. It is found throughout most reef environments, and is the predominant coral at depths of
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Mozqueda-Torres MC, Cruz-Ortega I, Calderon-Aguilera LE, Reyes-Bonilla H, Carricart-Ganivet JP (February 2018). "Sex-related differences in the sclerochronology of the reef-building coral
Montastraea cavernosa: the effect of the growth strategy".
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Oswald, Franz; Schmitt, Florian; Leutenegger, Alexandra; Ivanchenko, Sergey; D'Angelo, Cecilia; Salih, Anya; Maslakova, Svetlana; Bulina, Maria; Schirmbeck, Reinhold; Nienhaus, G. U.; Matz, Mikhail V.; Wiedenmann, Jörg (2007).
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506:"Common Corals of Florida"
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277:Montastraea brasiliana
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893:Montastraea_cavernosa
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351:Montastraea cavernosa
285:Montastrea braziliana
198:Montastraea cavernosa
301:Orbicella braziliana
293:Montastrea cavernosa
18:Montastrea cavernosa
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309:Orbicella cavernosa
261:Madrepora cavernosa
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715:Montastraea
695:Wikispecies
671:Montastraea
490:22 November
366:Description
354:, known as
338:stony coral
333:Montastraea
163:Montastraea
1234:Categories
701:Montastrea
516:2008-05-29
446:References
424:gonochoric
248:(Species)
232:Montastrea
647:253740062
639:0025-3162
595:0025-3162
581:(2): 32.
430:Bleaching
395:symbiotic
342:Caribbean
174:Species:
104:Kingdom:
98:Eukaryota
1112:Q6022224
1106:Wikidata
997:2.108908
958:11057315
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680:Wikidata
603:89794220
559:17244197
409:nitrogen
227:(Genus)
215:Synonyms
206:Linnaeus
144:Family:
118:Cnidaria
114:Phylum:
108:Animalia
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71:IUCN 3.1
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