Common Names of Coral or Coral Families - Click name for more information
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Common Name
(Linked to Species Profile) |
Scientific Name
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Samoan Name
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TSN
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| Antler Coral | Pocillopora eydouxi |
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53020
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| Beaded Sea Anemone | Heteractis aurora |
611993
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| Bewick Coral | Leptastrea bewickenisi | |
53341
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| Blue Coral | Heliopora coerulea | |
52077
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| Bottlebrush Coral | Acropora elseyi | |
52927
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| Bracket Coral | Montipora verrucosa |
52962
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| Branching Staghorn Coral | Acropora nasuta | |
52870
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| Bushy Staghorn Coral | Acropora valida | |
52918
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| Carpet Anemone | Stichodactyla mertensii |
612000
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| Cauliflower Coral | Pocillopora meandrina |
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53022
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| Corrugated Coral | Pavona varians | |
53072
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| Crisp Sea Anemone | Heteractis crispa |
611994
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| Crust Coral | Leptastrea purpurea | |
53338
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| Cup Coral | Turbastraea sp. |
53806
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| Disk Anemone | Discosoma sp. | |
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| Feather Hydroid | Pennaria disicha |
48992
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| Finger Staghorn Coral | Acropora humilis | |
52868
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| Fire Coral | Millepora sp |
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| Flat Coral | Psammocora explanulata |
52853
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| Fuzzy Table Coral | Acropora paniculata | |
52909
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| Grape Coral | Plerogyra sinuosa |
53645
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| Haime's Lump Coral | Psammocora haimeana | |
52855
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| Honeycomb Coral | Gardineroseris planulata | |
53082
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| Lace Coral | Pocillopora damicornis |
|
53018
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| Leather Coral | Lobophytum sp. |
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| Leather Coral | Sinularia sp. | |
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| Lichen Coral | Porites lichen |
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53201
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| Lobe Coral | Porites lobata |
|
53194
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| Lumpy Rice Coral | Montipora turgescens | |
52957
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| Magnificent Sea Anemone | Heteractis magnifica |
611995
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| Maldive Coral | Pavona maldivensis | |
53074
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| Mosaic Coral | Leptastrea purpurea | |
53338
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| Mound Coral | Porites lutea |
|
53192
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| Mushroom Coral | Fungia fungites | |
53116
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| Nodule Coral | Porites annae |
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53202
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| Ocellated Coral | Cyphastrea | |
53343
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| Oval Mushroom Coral | Fungia scutaria | |
53127
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| Pink Cup Coral | Turbastraea sp. |
53806
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| Plate-and-Knob Coral | Porites monticulosa | ||
| Plate-and-Pillar Coral | Porites rus |
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53188
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| Pork Chop Coral | Pavona duerdeni |
572347
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| Portuguese Man-of-war | Physalia physalis |
719181
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| Potato Chip Coral | Pavona cactus | |
53067
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| Rice Coral | Montipora verrucosa | |
52962
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| Ridge Coral | Leptsoseris mycetoseroides | |
53042
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| Sea Anemone | Entacmaea quadricolor | ||
| Soft Corals | Alcyoniidae |
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| Solid Coral | Porites solida |
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53193
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| Spiny Plate Coral | Echinopora lamellosa | |
53349
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| Staghorn Coral | Acropora austera | |
52898
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| Stinging Coral | Millepora sp |
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| Superficial Coral | Psammocora superficialis | |
52852
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| Swelling Coral | Leptsoseris incrustans | |
572262
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| Table Coral | Acropora cytherea | |
52907
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| Thin Cauliflower Coral | Pocillopora ligulata | ||
| Transverse Coral | Leptastrea transversa | |
53339
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| Verrill's Ringed Rice Coral | Montipora verrilli | |
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| Yonge's Staghorn Coral | Acropora yongei | |
52906
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| Zoanthid | Zoanthidae | |
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