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Family: Faviidae



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88 species (see list below)
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Australogyra zelli
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Barabattoia mirabilis
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Colpophyllia amaranthus
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Colpophyllia breviserialis
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Colpophyllia natans
[Boulder brain coral]
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Cyphastrea agassizi
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Cyphastrea chalcidicum
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Cyphastrea decadia
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Cyphastrea hexasepta
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Cyphastrea japonica
[Lesser knob coral]
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Cyphastrea kausti
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Cyphastrea magna
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Baird, Hoogenboom & Huang, 2017

Indo-Pacific.

Cyphastrea microphthalma(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Baird, Hoogenboom & Huang, 2017
 
Cyphastrea microphthalma
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Cyphastrea ocellina
[]

Baird, Hoogenboom & Huang, 2017

Southwest Pacific

Cyphastrea salaeBaird, Hoogenboom & Huang, 2017

Photo by Baird, Hoogenboom & Huang, 2017
 
Cyphastrea salae
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Cyphastrea serailia(Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Cyphastrea serailia
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Cyphastrea zhongjianensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Diploastrea heliopora(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Diploastrea heliopora
[Double star coral]
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Diploria labyrinthiformis
[Grooved brain coral]
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Echinopora ashmorensis
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Echinopora forskaliana
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Echinopora fruticulosa
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Echinopora gemmacea(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinopora gemmacea
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Echinopora grandicula
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Echinopora hirsutissima
[Prickly-pored coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Echinopora horridaDana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinopora horrida
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Echinopora irregularis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Echinopora lamellosa(Esper, 1791)

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Echinopora lamellosa
[Blue chalice]
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Echinopora mammiformis
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Echinopora pacifica
[Hedgehog coral]
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Echinopora robusta
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Echinopora taylorae
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Echinopora tiranensis
[]
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Favia danae
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm COLD
 
Favia fragum
[Golfball coral]
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Favia gravida
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Favia stelligera(Dana, 1846)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Favia stelligera
[]
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Favia wisseli
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Isophyllia rigida(Dana, 1848)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Isophyllia rigida
[Rough star coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Isophyllia sinuosa(Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Isophyllia sinuosa
[Sinuous cactus coral]
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Leptastrea aequalis
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Leptastrea bewickensis
[Bewick's coral]
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Leptastrea bottae
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Leptastrea gibbosa
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Leptastrea inaequalis
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Leptastrea magaloni
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Leptastrea pruinosaCrossland, 1952

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Leptastrea pruinosa
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Leptastrea purpurea(Dana, 1846)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Leptastrea purpurea
[]
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Leptastrea transversa
[Crust coral]
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Leptoria irregularis
[Least Valley coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Leptoria phrygia(Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Leptoria phrygia
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Manicina areolata
[Rose coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Atlantic Ocean

Montastraea cavernosa(Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Montastraea cavernosa
[Great star coral]
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Moseleya latistellata
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Atlantic

Mussa angulosa(Pallas, 1766)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mussa angulosa
[Large flower coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Southwest Atlantic

Mussismilia braziliensis(Verrill, 1868)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mussismilia braziliensis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Southwest Atlantic

Mussismilia harttii(Verrill, 1868)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mussismilia harttii
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Southwest Atlantic

Mussismilia hispida(Verrill, 1901)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mussismilia hispida
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Mussismilia leptophylla
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Mycetophyllia aliciae
[Knobby cactus coral]
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Mycetophyllia danaana
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Atlantic

Mycetophyllia feroxWells, 1973

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mycetophyllia ferox
[Rough cactus coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Atlantic

Mycetophyllia lamarckianaMilne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
[Ridged cactus coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Mycetophyllia reesiWells, 1973

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mycetophyllia reesi
[Ridgeless cactus coral]
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Oulastrea crispata
[Zebra coral]
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Oulophyllia bennettae
[Intermediate valley coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Oulophyllia crispa(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oulophyllia crispa
[Large polyp stone coral]
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Oulophyllia levis
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Oulophyllia wellsi
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Platygyra acuta
[Lesser valley coral]
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Platygyra carnosa
[]
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Platygyra contorta
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Platygyra crosslandi
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 100 cm COLD
Platygyra daedalea(Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Platygyra daedalea
[Brain coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Platygyra lamellina(Ehrenberg, 1834)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Platygyra lamellina
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Platygyra pini
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Platygyra ryukyuensis
[Maze brain coral]
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Platygyra sinensis
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Platygyra verweyi
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Platygyra yaeyamaensis
[]

Auscape International

Indo-Pacific

Plesiastrea versipora(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Auscape International
 
Plesiastrea versipora
[Small knob coral]
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Pseudodiploria clivosa
[Knobby brain coral]
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Pseudodiploria strigosa
[Symmetrical brain coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Atlantic

Scolymia cubensis(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Scolymia cubensis
[Artichoke coral]
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Scolymia lacera
[Atlantic mushroom coral]
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Scolymia wellsii
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Solenastrea bournoni
[Smooth star coral]
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Solenastrea hyades
[Knobby star coral]


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