Unexpected high abundance of aragonite-forming Nanipora (Octocorallia: Helioporacea) at an acidified volcanic reef in southern Japan

• Published in: Marine Biodiversity
• Main Authors: Reimer, James Davis, Kurihara, Haruko, Ravasi, Timothy, Ide, Yoichi, Izumiyama, Michael, Kayanne, Hajime
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: Reimer; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/66928/1/66928.pdf

Nanipora Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015 is a recently discovered genus of aragonite-skeleton producing octocorals closely related to the blue coral genus Heliopora de Blainville, 1830. Since its discovery, Nanipora has been reported from coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan, and Thailand, and from seagrass be...