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Family: Lobophylliidae



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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea brevis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Acanthastrea brevis
[Starry cup coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1846)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Acanthastrea echinata
[Purple bullseye]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Acanthastrea hemprichii
[Hemprich' brain coral]
No picture found
 
Acanthastrea minuta
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea pachysepta (Chevalier, 1975)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Acanthastrea pachysepta
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea rotundoflora Chevalier, 1975

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Acanthastrea rotundoflora
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea subechinata Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Acanthastrea subechinata
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthophyllia deshayesiana
[]
No picture found
 
Australophyllia wilsoni
[]

Bailly, Nicolas

Indo-Pacific

Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)

Photo by Bailly, Nicolas
 
Cynarina lacrymalis
[]
No picture found
 
Cynarina macassarensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Echinophyllia aspera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Echinophyllia aspera
[Flat lettuce coral]
No picture found
 
Echinophyllia bulbosa
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Echinophyllia costata Fenner & Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinophyllia costata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Echinophyllia echinoporoides Veron & Pichon, 1980

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinophyllia echinoporoides
[Red stone coral]
No picture found
 
Echinophyllia galli
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Echinophyllia glabra (Nemenzo, 1959)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinophyllia glabra
[Porous lettuce coral]
No picture found
 
Echinophyllia hirsuta
[]
No picture found
 
Echinophyllia maxima
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Echinophyllia orpheensis Veron & Pichon, 1980

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Echinophyllia orpheensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982)

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Echinophyllia patula
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Echinophyllia pectinata Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinophyllia pectinata
[]
No picture found
 
Echinophyllia tarae
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Echinophyllia taylorae Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Echinophyllia taylorae
[]
No picture found
 
Homophyllia australis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Homophyllia bowerbanki (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Homophyllia bowerbanki
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo- Pacific

Lobophyllia agaricia (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia agaricia
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm COLD
Lobophyllia corymbosa (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by FAO
 
Lobophyllia corymbosa
[Brain root coral]
No picture found
 
Lobophyllia costata
[Lobed cup coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia dentata Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia dentata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia diminuta Veron, 1985

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia diminuta
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Lobophyllia erythraea (Klunzinger, 1879)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia erythraea
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia flabelliformis Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia flabelliformis
[]
No picture found
 
Lobophyllia grandis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia hassi (Pillai & Scheer, 1976)

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Lobophyllia hassi
[Sinuous cup coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia hataii Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia hataii
[Scleractinian coral]

Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm WD
Lobophyllia hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
 
Lobophyllia hemprichii
[Largebrain root coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia ishigakiensis (Veron, 1990)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia ishigakiensis
[]

Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia radians (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
 
Lobophyllia radians
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia recta (Dana, 1846)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia recta
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia robusta Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia robusta
[Lobed cactus coral]
No picture found
 
Lobophyllia rowleyensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia serrata Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia serrata
[]
No picture found
 
Lobophyllia sinuosa
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia valenciennesii (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia valenciennesii
[Snake brain coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia vitiensis (Brüggemann, 1877)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Lobophyllia vitiensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Pacific

Micromussa amakusensis (Veron, 1990)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Micromussa amakusensis
[]
No picture found
 
Micromussa indiana
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Pacific

Micromussa lordhowensis (Veron & Pichon, 1982)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Micromussa lordhowensis
[Closed brain coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Micromussa minuta (Moll & Borel-Best, 1984)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Micromussa minuta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm COLD
 
Micromussa multipunctata
[]
No picture found
 
Micromussa pacifica
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Micromussa regularis (Veron, 2000)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Micromussa regularis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Oxypora convoluta Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oxypora convoluta
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Oxypora crassispinosa Nemenzo, 1979

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oxypora crassispinosa
[Porous lettucw coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Oxypora echinata (Saville-Kent, 1871)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oxypora echinata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Oxypora egyptensis Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oxypora egyptensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Oxypora lacera (Verrill, 1864)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Oxypora lacera
[Ragged chalice coral]
No picture found
 
Sclerophyllia margariticola
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Sclerophyllia maxima (Sheppard & Salm, 1988)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Sclerophyllia maxima
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthastrea brevis Starry cup coral Indo-West Pacific 1849
Acanthastrea echinata Purple bullseye Indo-Pacific 1846
Acanthastrea hemprichii Hemprich' brain coral Indo-West Pacific 1834
Acanthastrea minuta Western Central Pacific 1984
Acanthastrea pachysepta Indo-West Pacific 1975
Acanthastrea rotundoflora Indo-West Pacific 1975
Acanthastrea subechinata Indo-West Pacific 2000
Acanthophyllia deshayesiana Western Central Pacific 1850
Australophyllia wilsoni Eastern Indian Ocean to S 1985
Cynarina lacrymalis Indo-Pacific 1848
Cynarina macassarensis Indo-West Pacific 1987
Echinophyllia aspera Flat lettuce coral Indo-West Pacific. 1786
Echinophyllia bulbosa Western Indian Ocean 2016
Echinophyllia costata Western Central Pacific 2002
Echinophyllia echinoporoides Red stone coral Western Central Pacific. 1980
Echinophyllia galli Western Indian Ocean 2016
Echinophyllia glabra Porous lettuce coral Western Central Pacific. 1959
Echinophyllia hirsuta Western Central Pacific 1979
Echinophyllia maxima Western Pacific 1984
Echinophyllia orpheensis Indo-West Pacific. 1979
Echinophyllia patula Western Central Pacific. 1982
Echinophyllia pectinata Western Central Pacific 2000
Echinophyllia tarae Eastern Central Pacific 2013
Echinophyllia taylorae Western Central Pacific 2000
Homophyllia australis Indo-West Pacific 1848
Homophyllia bowerbanki Indo-West Pacific 1857
Lobophyllia agaricia Indo- Pacific 1849
Lobophyllia corymbosa Brain root coral Indo-Pacific 100 COLD 1775
Lobophyllia costata Lobed cup coral Western Central Pacific. 1846
Lobophyllia dentata Indo-West Pacific 2000
Lobophyllia diminuta Indo-West Pacific 1985
Lobophyllia erythraea Western Indian Ocean 1879
Lobophyllia flabelliformis Indo-West Pacific 2000
Lobophyllia grandis Western Pacific 2006
Lobophyllia hassi Sinuous cup coral Indo-West Pacific 1976
Lobophyllia hataii Scleractinian coral Indo-West Pacific 1936
Lobophyllia hemprichii Largebrain root coral Indo-Pacific 5 WD 1834
Lobophyllia ishigakiensis Indo-West Pacific 1990
Lobophyllia radians Indo-Pacific 1849
Lobophyllia recta Indo-Pacific 1846
Lobophyllia robusta Lobed cactus coral Indo-West Pacific 1936
Lobophyllia rowleyensis Indo-West Pacific 1985
Lobophyllia serrata Indo-West Pacific 2000
Lobophyllia sinuosa Indian Ocean 1833
Lobophyllia valenciennesii Snake brain coral Indo-Pacific 1849
Lobophyllia vitiensis Indo-Pacific 1877
Micromussa amakusensis Western Pacific 1990
Micromussa indiana Western Indian Ocean. 2016
Micromussa lordhowensis Closed brain coral Western Pacific 1982
Micromussa minuta Indo-West Pacific 1984
Micromussa multipunctata Western Pacific 10 COLD 1985
Micromussa pacifica Pacific Ocean 2016
Micromussa regularis Indo-West Pacific 2000
Oxypora convoluta Western Indian Ocean 2002
Oxypora crassispinosa Porous lettucw coral Western Central Pacific. 1980
Oxypora echinata Western Central Pacific. 1871
Oxypora egyptensis Western Indian Ocean 2002
Oxypora lacera Ragged chalice coral Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Sclerophyllia margariticola Western Indian Ocean 1879
Sclerophyllia maxima Western Indian Ocean 1988



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