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| Porolithon pachydermum | |
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| Genus: | Porolithon Foslie, 1909
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| Porolithon onkodes Foslie 1909
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Porolithon is a genus of coralline red algae.[1] although more species have been recently proposed. The Porolithon are the primary reef building algae. When coral reefs reach sea level, many corals break under the high energy impact of the waves, while coralline red algae, primarily Porolithon, continuing building and cementing the reef structure.[2]
- ^ "WoRMS: Porolithon". World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Lee, Robert Edward (1999). Phycology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63883-6.