Family Name Listing

Order: Scleractinia, Family: Faviidae
Stony corals

Scientific Name	Samoan Name	Common Name	Photo	TSN	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity
Cyphastrea		Ocellated Coral		53343	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Cyphastrea chalcidicum				53345	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Cyphastrea microphthalma				53346	Present in Park at Ofu	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Cyphastrea serailia				53344	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Diploastrea heliopora				53335	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Echinopora sp.				53348	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Echinopora gemmacea				53350	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Echinopora hirsutissima				53351	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Echinopora lamellosa		Spiny Plate Coral		53349	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Favia favus				53271	Present in Park at Ofu Lagoon and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favia helianthoides				53277	Present in Park at Ofu Lagoon	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favia laxa				53272	Present in Park at Ofu	Common	Resident	Native
Favia matthaii				53270	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Favia pallida				53265	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favia rotumana				53273	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favia rotundata					Present in Park at Ofu	Rare	Resident	Native
Favia speciosa				53264	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favia stelligera				53266	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Favites abdita				53300	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favites chinensis				53308	Present in Park at Ofu Lagoon	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favites complanata				53304	Present in Park at Ofu Lagoon and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favites flexuosa				53302	Present in Park at Ofu Lagoon and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favites halicora				53301	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Favites russelli				53306	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Goniastrea sp. or Platygyra sp.					Present in Park	Common	Resident	Native
Goniastrea aspera				53312	Present in Park at Ofu	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Goniastrea edwardsi				53311	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Goniastrea favulus				53313	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Goniastrea minuta					Present in Park at Ofu Lagoon	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Goniastrea pectinata				53314	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Goniastrea retiformis				53310	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Abundant	Resident	Native
Leptastrea bewickensis		Bewick Coral		53341	Present in Park at Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Leptastrea purpurea		Crust Coral or Mosaic Coral		53338	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Abundant	Resident	Native
Leptastrea transversa		Transverse Coral		53339	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Leptoria phrygia				53326	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Montastraea annuligera					Present in Park at Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Montastraea curta				53257	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Montastraea valenciennesi				53260	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Oulophyllia sp.				53327	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Oulophyllia crispa				53328	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Platygyra contorta				572363	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Platygyra daedalea				53318	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega, and Tutuila	Common	Resident	Native
Platygyra pini				53321	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Platygyra sinensis				53320	Present in Park at Ofu, Olosega	Common	Resident	Native

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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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