Coral identification guide
Published:
October 2008
View the material prepared for Government observers on the identification of protected corals known to be caught incidental to fishing.
Summary
'Coral' is a general term used to describe several different groups of animals in the Phylum Cnidaria. This guide provides a summary of taxonomic features for the key coral groups we find in the New Zealand region.
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Prepared by:
Di Tracey, Erika Mackay, Dennis Gordon (NIWA)
Juan Sanchez (Universidad de los Andes,Santafé de Bogotá D.C.,Colombia)
Dennis Opresko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA)
Stephanie Rowe (MCS, Department of Conservation)
We thank Stephen Cairns (Smithsonian Institution, Washington) for advice and input into the Scleractinia and Stylasteridae text.
Photographs were supplied by NIWA and various Government observers.