Summary
of American Samoa corals transects databases
unpublished spreadsheet
summaries by Dr. Charles Birkeland.
Species considered synonyms in the table summarizing corals recorded in transect studies:
Stylopora mordax [S. pistillata is not synonymous with S. mordax, but only S. mordax has been found in American Samoa.]
Pocillopora damicornis [P. brevicornis]
Acropora muricata [A. formosa]
Acropora abrotanoides [A. danai]
Acropora nobilis [A. intermedia]
Porites monticulosa [P. convexa]
Psammocora nierstraszi [P. samoensis]
Fungia horrida [Fungia valida]
Merulina ampliata [M. vaughani]
Lobophyllia hemprichii [L. costata]
Leptastrea transversa [L. immersa]
Tubastraea aurea [T. coccinea]
Turbinaria reniformis [T. veluta]