Leptastrea purpurea
Photographers: Kate Osborne
Description
Leptastrea purpurea is a species of Hard Coral of the family Faviidae. This specimen was found at Poruma Island Reef in the Torres Strait as part of a biodiversity survey in February 2013. The taxonomic classification for this photo was performed by the AIMS Long Term Monitoring Project. For more information see the AIMS Coral Fact Sheet for this species.
Image produced for the project