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Family: Oculinidae



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Acrhelia horrescens
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Bathelia candida
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Cyathelia axillaris
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Galaxea acrheliaVeron, 2000

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Galaxea acrhelia
[Stony hard coral]
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Galaxea alta
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Galaxea astreata(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Galaxea astreata
[Octopus coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Galaxea cryptoramosaFenner & Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Galaxea cryptoramosa
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 500 cm COLD
Galaxea fascicularis(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Galaxea fascicularis
[Galaxy coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Galaxea horrescens(Dana, 1846)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Galaxea horrescens
[Hard coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 0.4 cm CORD
Galaxea longiseptaFenner & Veron, 2000

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Galaxea longisepta
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Galaxea paucisepta
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Madrepora arbuscula
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Madrepora carolina
[Pourtalès fan coral]
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Madrepora kauaiensis
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Madrepora minutiseptum
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Baxter, Sydney

Cosmopolitan.

Madrepora oculataLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Baxter, Sydney
 
Madrepora oculata
[Madrepora coral]
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Madrepora porcellana
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Oculina arbuscula
[Compact ivory bush coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.5 cm CORD
Oculina diffusaLamarck, 1816

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oculina diffusa
[Diffuse ivory bush coral]

OCEANA

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Oculina patagonicaAngelis, 1908

Photo by OCEANA
 
Oculina patagonica
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Oculina profunda
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Oculina robustaPourtalès, 1871

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Oculina robusta
[Robust ivory tree coral]
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Oculina tenella
[Delicate ivory bush coral]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm CORD
 
Oculina valenciennesi
[Ivory tree coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Oculina varicosaLe Sueur, 1820

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oculina varicosa
[Fused ivory tree coral]
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Oculina virgosa
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Petrophyllia rediviva
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Schizoculina africana
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm COLD
Schizoculina fissipara(Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Schizoculina fissipara
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Sclerhelia dubia
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Sclerhelia hirtella
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Western Pacific

Simplastrea vesicularisUmbgrove, 1939

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Simplastrea vesicularis
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