Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Plerogyridae



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15 species
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Blastomussa loyae
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Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Blastomussa merleti (Wells, 1961)

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Blastomussa merleti
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Blastomussa omanensis
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Blastomussa vivida
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Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Blastomussa wellsi Wijsman-Best, 1973

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Blastomussa wellsi
[Branched cup coral]

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm COLD
Nemenzophyllia turbida Hodgson & Ross, 1981

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Nemenzophyllia turbida
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Physogyra exerta
[]

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Indo-West Pacific

Physogyra lichtensteini (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851)

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Physogyra lichtensteini
[Pearl bubble coral]
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Plerogyra cauliformis
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Plerogyra diabolotus
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Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Plerogyra discus Veron & Fenner, 2000

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Plerogyra discus
[Bubble coral]
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Plerogyra eurysepta
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Plerogyra multilobata
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Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Plerogyra simplex Rehberg, 1892

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Plerogyra simplex
[]

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific

Plerogyra sinuosa (Dana, 1846)

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Plerogyra sinuosa
[Rounded bubblegum coral]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Blastomussa loyae Western Indian Ocean. 1978
Blastomussa merleti Indo-Pacific 1961
Blastomussa omanensis Western Indian Ocean 1991
Blastomussa vivida Western Pacific. 2014
Blastomussa wellsi Branched cup coral Indo-West Pacific 1973
Nemenzophyllia turbida Indo-West Pacific 20 COLD 1981
Physogyra exerta Western Central Pacific 1982
Physogyra lichtensteini Pearl bubble coral Indo-West Pacific 1851
Plerogyra cauliformis Western Central Pacific 2003
Plerogyra diabolotus Western Central Pacific 2003
Plerogyra discus Bubble coral Indo-West Pacific 2002
Plerogyra eurysepta Western Central Pacific 1960
Plerogyra multilobata Western Central Pacific 2003
Plerogyra simplex Indo-Pacific 1892
Plerogyra sinuosa Rounded bubblegum coral Indo-Pacific 1846



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