Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Scleractinia, Family: Dendrophylliidae
Stony corals

Scientific NameSamoan NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Turbastraea sp.Pink Cup Coral Turbastraea sp. Pink Cup Coral - Leloaloa, 17 October 2002Turbastraea sp. Cup CoralTurbastraea sp. Cup Coral 53806Probably Present in Park RareResidentNative
Turbinaria mesenterina Turbinaria mesenterina 53818Present in Park at Ofu LagoonUncommonResidentNative
Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria reniformisTurbinaria reniformis
 53819Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and TutuilaUncommonResidentNative
Turbinaria stellulata Turbinaria stellulataTurbinaria cf. stellulata - Ofu, 19 October 2002Turbinaria cf. stellulata - Ofu, 19 October 200253820Present in Park at Ofu, OlosegaUncommonResidentNative
Turbinaria veluta Present in Park at Ofu, OlosegaUncommonResidentNative

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From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: 09/29/2007 National Park of American Samoa  (Corals)

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