Scientific Coral Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Common Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Acanthastrea echinata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora sp.		Common	Native
Acropora abrotanoides		Uncommon	Native
Acropora aculeus		Uncommon	Native
Acropora acuminata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora austera	Staghorn Coral	Uncommon	Native
Acropora azura		Uncommon	Native
Acropora caniculata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora carduus		Uncommon	Native
Acropora clathrata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora complanata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora cophodactyla		Uncommon	Native
Acropora crateriformis		Uncommon	Native
Acropora cuneata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora cytherea	Table Coral	Uncommon	Native
Acropora danai		Uncommon	Native
Acropora delicatula		Uncommon	Native
Acropora digitifera		Uncommon	Native
Acropora divaricata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora donei		Common	Native
Acropora elseyi	Bottlebrush Coral	Uncommon	Native
Acropora formosa		Uncommon	Native
Acropora gemmifera		Uncommon	Native
Acropora glauca		Uncommon	Native
Acropora globiceps		Uncommon	Native
Acropora cf. globiceps		Uncommon	Native
Acropora grandis		Uncommon	Native
Acropora granulosa		Rare	Native
Acropora horrida		Uncommon	Native
Acropora humilis	Finger Staghorn Coral	Uncommon	Native
Acropora hyacinthus		Uncommon	Native
Acropora irregularis		Uncommon	Native
Acropora latistella		Uncommon	Native
Acropora listeri		Uncommon	Native
Acropora lutkeni		Uncommon	Native
Acropora microclados		Uncommon	Native
Acropora microphthalma		Uncommon	Native
Acropora monticulosa		Uncommon	Native
Acropora muricata		Common	Native
Acropora nana		Uncommon	Native
Acropora nasuta	Branching Staghorn Coral	Uncommon	Native
Acropora nobilis		Common	Native
Acropora ocellata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora palifera		Uncommon	Native
Acropora palmera		Uncommon	Native
Acropora paniculata	Fuzzy Table Coral	Uncommon	Native
Acropora polystoma		Uncommon	Native
Acropora pulchra		Common	Native
Acropora retusa		Uncommon	Native
Acropora robusta		Common	Native
Acropora samoensis		Common	Native
Acropora secale		Uncommon	Native
Acropora spicifera		Uncommon	Native
Acropora squarrosa		Uncommon	Native
Acropora subulata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora cf. subulata		Uncommon	Native
Acropora surculosa		Uncommon	Native
Acropora tenuis		Common	Native
Acropora valida	Bushy Staghorn Coral	Common	Native
Acropora vaughani		Uncommon	Native
Acropora verweyi		Uncommon	Native
Acropora yongei	Yonge's Staghorn Coral	Uncommon	Native
Alveopora allingi		Uncommon	Native
Astreopora sp.		Uncommon	Native
Astreopora cucullata		Rare	Native
Astreopora elliptica		Uncommon
Astreopora gracilis		Uncommon	Native
Astreopora listera		Uncommon	Native
Astreopora myriophthalma		Uncommon	Native
Astreopora randalli		Uncommon	Native
Calliactis polypus		Uncommon	Native
Coscinaraea columna		Uncommon	Native
Ctenactis echinata		Uncommon	Native
Cycloseris patelliformis		Uncommon	Native
Cyphastrea sp.	Ocellated Coral	Uncommon	Native
Cyphastrea chalcidicum		Uncommon	Native
Cyphastrea microphthalma		Uncommon	Native
Cyphastrea serailia		Uncommon	Native
Dendronepthya sp.		Rare	Native
Diploastrea heliopora		Uncommon	Native
Discosoma sp.	Disk Anemone	Uncommon	Native
Distichopora gracilis		Uncommon	Native
Echinophyllia aspera		Uncommon	Native
Echinopora gemmacea		Uncommon	Native
Echinopora hirsutissima		Uncommon	Native
Echinopora lamellosa	Spiny Plate Coral	Common	Native
Entacmaea quadricolor		Rare	Native
Favia favus		Uncommon	Native
Favia helianthoides		Uncommon	Native
Favia laxa		Common	Native
Favia matthai		Common	Native
Favia pallida		Uncommon	Native
Favia rotumana		Uncommon	Native
Favia rotundata		Rare	Native
Favia speciosa		Uncommon	Native
Favia stelligera		Common	Native
Favites abdita		Uncommon	Native
Favites chinensis		Uncommon	Native
Favites complanata		Uncommon	Native
Favites flexuosa		Uncommon	Native
Favites halicora		Uncommon	Native
Favites russelli		Uncommon	Native
Fungia concinna		Uncommon	Native
Fungia danae		Uncommon	Native
Fungia fungites	Mushroom Coral	Uncommon	Native
Fungia horrida		Uncommon	Native
Fungia paumotensis		Uncommon	Native
Fungia repanda		Uncommon	Native
Fungia scutaria	Oval Mushroom Coral	Uncommon	Native
Galaxea astreata		Uncommon	Native
Galaxea fascicularis		Common	Native
Gardineroseris planulata	Honeycomb Coral	Uncommon	Native
Goniastrea sp.		Common	Native
Goniastrea aspera		Uncommon	Native
Goniastrea edwardsi		Uncommon	Native
Goniastrea favulus		Uncommon	Native
Goniastrea minuta		Uncommon	Native
Goniastrea pectinata		Uncommon	Native
Goniastrea retiformis		Abundant	Native
Goniopora fruiticosa		Uncommon	Native
Goniopora somaliensis		Uncommon	Native
Halomitra pileus		Uncommon	Native
Heliopora coerulea	Blue Coral	Uncommon	Native
Herpolitha limax		Uncommon	Native
Heteractis aurora	Beaded Sea Anemone	Rare	Native
Heteractis crispa	Crisp Sea Anemone	Rare	Native
Heteractis magnifica	Magnificent Sea Anemone	Rare	Native
Hydnophora exesa		Uncommon	Native
Hydnophora microconos		Uncommon	Native
Hydnophora rigida		Uncommon	Native
Leptastrea bewickensis	Bewick Coral	Uncommon	Native
Leptastrea purpurea	Crust Coral or Mosaic Coral	Abundant	Native
Leptastrea transversa	Transverse Coral	Common	Native
Leptoria phrygia		Common	Native
Leptoseris incrustans	Swelling Coral	Uncommon	Native
Leptoseris mycetoseroides	Ridge Coral	Uncommon	Native
Leptoseris yabei		Uncommon	Native
Lobophyllia corymbosa		Uncommon	Native
Lobophyllia hemprichii		Uncommon	Native
Lobophytum sp.	Leather Coral	Common	Native
Merulina ampliata		Uncommon	Native
Merulina scabricula		Uncommon	Native
Millepora dichotoma	Fire Coral	Common	Native
Millepora exaesa		Uncommon	Native
Millepora murrayi		Uncommon	Native
Millepora platyphylla	Fire Coral	Common	Native
Millepora tenella	Fire Coral	Uncommon	Native
Montastraea annuligera		Uncommon	Native
Montastraea curta		Common	Native
Montastraea valenciennesi		Uncommon	Native
Montipora aequituberculata		Uncommon	Native
Montipora berryi		Uncommon	Native
Montipora calcarea		Uncommon	Native
Montipora caliculata		Uncommon	Native
Montipora capitata	Rice Coral	Uncommon	Native
Montipora conicula		Uncommon	Native
Montipora corbettensis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora efflorescens		Common	Native
Montipora effusa		Uncommon	Native
Montipora ehrenbergii		Uncommon	Native
Montipora elshneri		Uncommon	Native
Montipora foliosa		Uncommon	Native
Montipora foveolata		Uncommon	Native
Montipora grisea		Uncommon	Native
Montipora hispida		Uncommon	Native
Montipora hoffmeisteri		Uncommon	Native
Montipora informis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora marshallensis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora millepora		Uncommon	Native
Montipora mollis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora monasteriata		Uncommon	Native
Montipora monticulosa		Uncommon	Native
Montipora nodosa		Uncommon	Native
Montipora peltiformis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora socialis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora tuberculosa		Common	Native
Montipora turgescens	Lumpy Rice Coral	Uncommon	Native
Montipora turtlensis		Uncommon	Native
Montipora venosa		Uncommon	Native
Montipora verrillii	Verrill's Ringed Rice Coral	Uncommon	Native
Montipora verrucosa	Bracket Coral	Uncommon	Native
Mycedium elephantotus		Uncommon	Native
Oulophyllia crispa		Uncommon	Native
Oxypora lacera		Uncommon	Native
Pachyseris speciosa		Uncommon	Native
Palythoa sp		Uncommon	Native
Pavona cactus	Potato Chip Coral	Uncommon	Native
Pavona clavus		Uncommon	Native
Pavona decussata		Common	Native
Pavona diffluens		Uncommon	Native
Pavona divaricata		Common	Native
Pavona duerdeni	Pork Chop Coral	Uncommon	Native
Pavona explanulata		Uncommon	Native
Pavona frondifera		Uncommon	Native
Pavona maldivensis	Maldive Coral	Uncommon	Native
Pavona minuta		Uncommon	Native
Pavona varians	Corrugated Coral	Abundant	Native
Pavona venosa		Common	Native
Pennaria disicha	Feather Hydroid	Rare	Native
Physalia physalis	Portuguese Man-of-war	Rare	Native
Platygyra contorta		Uncommon	Native
Platygyra daedalea		Common	Native
Platygyra pini		Uncommon	Native
Platygyra sinensis		Common	Native
Plerogyra sinuosa	Grape Coral	Uncommon	Native
Pocillopora ankeli		Uncommon	Native
Pocillopora damicornis	Lace Coral	Abundant	Native
Pocillopora danae		Common	Native
Pocillopora elegans		Uncommon	Native
Pocillopora eydouxi	Antler Coral	Common	Native
Pocillopora ligulata	Thin Cauliflower Coral	Uncommon	Native
Pocillopora meandrina	Cauliflower Coral	Abundant	Native
Pocillopora setcheli		Uncommon	Native
Pocillopora verrucosa		Uncommon	Native
Pocillopora woodjonesi		Uncommon	Native
Porites		Abundant	Native
Porites annae	Nodule Coral	Uncommon	Native
Porites australiensis		Common	Native
Porites cylindrica		Abundant	Native
Porites horizontalata		Uncommon	Native
Porites lichen	Lichen Coral	Abundant	Native
Porites lobata	Lobe Coral	Abundant	Native
Porites lutea	Mound Coral	Abundant	Native
Porites monticulosa	Plate-and-Knob Coral	Uncommon	Native
Porites murrayensis		Uncommon	Native
Porites nigrescens		Common	Native
Porites rus	Plate-and-Pillar Coral	Uncommon	Native
Porites solida	Solid Coral	Abundant	Native
Porites superfusa		Uncommon	Native
Porites vaughani		Uncommon	Native
Psammocora contigua		Common	Native
Psammocora digitata		Uncommon	Native
Psammocora explanulata	Flat Coral	Rare	Native
Psammocora haimeana	Haime's Lump Coral	Unommon	Native
Psammocora profundacella		Uncommon	Native
Psammocora superficialis	Superficial Coral	Uncommon	Native
Sandalolitha robusta		Uncommon	Native
Sarcophyton sp.		Uncommon	Native
Scapophyllia cylindrica		Uncommon	Native
Sinularia sp.	Leather Coral	Uncommon	Native
Stichodactyla mertensii		Rare	Native
Stylarea punctata		Uncommon	Native
Stylaster elegans		Uncommon	Native
Stylaster gracilis		Uncommon	Native
Stylocoeniella armata			Native
Stylocoeniella guentheri			Native
Stylophora pistillata		Uncommon	Native
Symphyllia recta		Uncommon	Native
Turbastraea sp.	Pink Cup Coral	Rare	Native
Turbinaria mesenterina		Uncommon	Native
Turbinaria reniformis		Uncommon	Native
Turbinaria stellulata		Uncommon	Native
Turbinaria veluta		Uncommon	Native
Villagorgia sp.		Rare	Native

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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