Hawaii Coral Identification

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Hawaii Coral Identification
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Stony Corals- hermatypic Phylum Cnidaria Class
Anthozoa Subclass Hexacorallia Order
Scleractinia

• Family Pocilloporidae
• Family Acroporidae
• Family Poritidae
• Family Agariciidae
• Family Fungiidae
• Family Faviidae

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Family Pocilloporidae Lace coral, antler coral,
and cauliflower coral
lace
Pocillopora damicornis
cauliflower
antler
Pocillopora eydouxi
Pocillopora meandrina
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Family Acroporidae Table coral, rice coral and
spreading coral
rice coral
Montipora patula
Montipora flabellata
table
Montipora capitata
Acropora cytheria
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Family Poritidae Finger coral, lobe coral,
Evermanns coral, plate and pillar coral
Porites lobata
Porites rus
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Family Poritidae Finger coral, lobe coral,
Evermanns coral, plate and pillar coral
Porites evermanni
Porites compressa
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Family Agariciidae flat lobe coral, corrugated
coral
corrugated
Flat lobe
Pavona varians
Pavona duerdeni
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Family Fungiidae Humpback coral, mushroom coral
mushroom
Fungia scutaria
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Family Faviidae crust coral, ocellated coral
ocellated
Cyphastrae ocellina
Leptastrea purpurea
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Family Faviidae crust coral, ocellated coral
Agassiz's Coral (Plocoid Crust Coral) Cyphastrea
agassizi (Formally Leptastrea bottae)
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Non Reef-Building Corals ahermatypic
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Family Dendrophyllidae Orange cup coral
Tubastrea coccina
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Family Antipathiidae Black coral, wire coral, -
not an octocoral
Black coral
Wire coral
Both feed on zooplankton
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• Phylum Cnidaria
• Class Anthozoa
• Subclass Octocorallia
• Order Alcyonacae- soft coral
• Order Coenothyecalia- blue coral (not found in
  Hawaii)
• Order Gorgonacea- sea fans
• Order Pennatulacea- sea pens
• Order Telestacea- snowflake corals

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Soft coral
Alcyonacae
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Sea fan- Gorgonacae
Sea pen- Pennatulacea
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Telestacea Snowflake coral
Carijoa riisei