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Family: Acroporidae

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Acropora abrolhosensis
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Acropora abrotanoides
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Acropora aculeus
[Bottlebrush Acropora]

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Acropora acuminata
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Acropora africana
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Acropora akajimensis
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Acropora anthocercis
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Acropora appressa
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Acropora arabensis
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No picture found

Acropora arafura
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Acropora aspera
[Green staghorn coral]

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Acropora austera
[Stony coral colonies]

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Acropora awi
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Acropora azurea
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Acropora batunai
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No picture found

Acropora bifaria
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Acropora branchi
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Acropora bushyensis
[Bushy Acropora]

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Acropora capillaris
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Acropora cardenae
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Acropora carduus
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Acropora caroliniana
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Acropora cerealis
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Acropora cervicornis
[Staghorn coral]

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Acropora chesterfieldensis
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Acropora clathrata
[Table coral]

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Acropora cophodactyla
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Acropora cytherea
[Tabling Acropora]

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Acropora dendrum
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Acropora derawanensis
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Acropora desalwii
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Acropora digitifera
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Acropora divaricata
[Small polyp stone coral]

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Acropora donei
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Acropora downingi
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Acropora echinata
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Acropora eibli
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Acropora elegans
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Acropora elegantula
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Acropora elseyi
[Bottlebrush coral]

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Acropora eurystoma
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Acropora exquisita
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Acropora fastigata
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Acropora fenneri
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Acropora filiformis
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Acropora florida
[Branch coral]

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Acropora forskali
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Acropora gemmifera
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Acropora glauca
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Acropora globiceps
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Acropora gomezi
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Acropora grandis
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Acropora granulosa
[Tubular table coral]

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Acropora haimei
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Acropora halmaherae
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Acropora hemprichii
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Acropora hoeksemai
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Acropora horrida
[Blue staghorn]

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Acropora humilis
[Finger coral]

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Acropora hyacinthus
[Brush coral]

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Acropora indiana
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Acropora indonesia
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Acropora intermedia
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Acropora jacquelineae
[Plating Acropora]

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Acropora japonica
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Acropora kenti
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Acropora khayranensis
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Acropora kimbeensis
[Pink-tip Acropora]

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Acropora kirstyae
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Acropora kosurini
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Max. Length 1.5 cm BRW

Acropora lamarcki
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Acropora latistella
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Max. Length 50 cm COLD

Acropora lianae
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Acropora listeri
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Acropora loisetteae
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Acropora lokani
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Acropora longicyathus
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No picture found

Acropora loripes
[Bluetip coral]

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Acropora lovelli
[Cats paw]

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Acropora lutkeni
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Acropora macrostoma
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Acropora magnifica
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Acropora meridiana
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Acropora microclados
[Strawberry shortcake Acropora]

No picture found

Acropora microphthalma
[Small staghorn species]

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Acropora millepora
[Plate Acropora]

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Acropora mirabilis
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Acropora monticulosa
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No picture found

Acropora mossambica
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Acropora multiacuta
[White Acropora]

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Acropora muricata
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Acropora nana
[Purple nana]

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Acropora nasuta
[Branching staghorn coral]

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Acropora natalensis
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Acropora nobilis
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Acropora ocellata
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No picture found

Acropora pagoensis
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Acropora palmata
[Elkhorn coral]

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Acropora palmerae
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Acropora paniculata
[Fuzzy table coral]

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Acropora papillare
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No picture found

Acropora paragemmifera
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No picture found

Acropora parilis
[Purple Acropora coral]

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Acropora pectinata
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Acropora pharaonis
[Acropora coral]

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Acropora pichoni
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Acropora plana
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No picture found

Acropora plantaginea
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Acropora plumosa
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Acropora polystoma
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No picture found

Acropora prolifera
[Fused staghorn coral]

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Acropora proximalis
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Acropora pruinosa
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Acropora pulchra
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Acropora rambleri
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Acropora retusa
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No picture found

Acropora ridzwani
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Acropora robusta
[Green robusta]

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Acropora rongelapensis
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No picture found

Acropora rongoi
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Acropora rosaria
[Ponape rainbow acro]

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Acropora roseni
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Acropora rudis
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Acropora rufa
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No picture found

Acropora russelli
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Acropora samoensis
[Bula Acropora coral]

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Acropora sarmentosa
[Blue sarmentosa]

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Acropora secale
[Purple tipped Acropora]

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Acropora sekiseiensis
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Acropora selago
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No picture found

Acropora seriata
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Acropora simplex
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No picture found

Acropora sirikitiae
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Acropora solitaryensis
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No picture found

Acropora sordiensis
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Acropora spathulata
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Acropora speciosa
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Acropora spicifera
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No picture found

Acropora squamata
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Acropora squarrosa
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Acropora stoddarti
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Acropora striata
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Acropora subglabra
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Acropora subulata
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Acropora suharsonoi
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Acropora sukarnoi
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Acropora tanegashimensis
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Acropora tenella
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Acropora tenuis
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Acropora tenuissima
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Acropora teres
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Acropora tizardi
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No picture found

Acropora torihalimeda
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Acropora tortuosa
[Cali tort]

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Acropora tumida
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Acropora turaki
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Acropora valenciennesi
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Acropora valida
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Acropora variolosa
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Acropora vaughani
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No picture found

Acropora vermiculata
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Acropora verweyi
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Acropora walindii
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Acropora willisae
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Acropora yongei
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Photo by Bailly, Nicolas

Anacropora forbesi
[False flower coral]

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Anacropora matthai
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Anacropora pillai
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Anacropora puertogalerae
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Anacropora reticulata
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Anacropora spinosa
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Anacropora spumosa
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Astreopora acroporina
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Astreopora cenderawasih
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Astreopora cucullata
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No picture found

Astreopora eliptica
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Astreopora expansa
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No picture found

Astreopora explanata
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Astreopora gracilis
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Astreopora incrustans
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No picture found

Astreopora lambertsi
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Astreopora listeri
[Starflower coral]

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Astreopora macrostoma
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Astreopora montiporina
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Astreopora moretonensis
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No picture found

Astreopora myriophthalma
[Porous star coral]

No picture found

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

Astreopora randalli
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No picture found

Astreopora scabra
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Astreopora suggesta
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No picture found

Enigmopora darveliensis
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Isopora brueggemanni
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Isopora crateriformis
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Isopora cuneata
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Isopora elizabethensis
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Photo by FAO

Isopora palifera
[Catch bowl coral]

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Isopora togianensis
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Montipora aequituberculata
[Encrusting pore coral]

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Montipora altasepta
[Pore coral]

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Montipora angulata
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Montipora aspergillus
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Montipora australiensis
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Montipora cactus
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Montipora calcarea
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Montipora caliculata
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Montipora capitata
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Montipora capricornis
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Montipora carinata
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Montipora cebuensis
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Montipora circumvallata
[Porous leaf coral]

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Montipora cocosensis
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No picture found

Montipora composita
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Montipora confusa
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Montipora corbettensis
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Montipora crassituberculata
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Montipora cryptus
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Montipora danae
[Poker star montipora]

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Montipora delicatula
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Montipora digitata
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Montipora dilatata
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Montipora echinata
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No picture found

Montipora edwardsi
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Montipora efflorescens
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Montipora effusa
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No picture found

Montipora ehrenbergi
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Montipora elschneri
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Montipora flabellata
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Montipora florida
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Montipora floweri
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Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Montipora foliosa
[Cabbage coral]

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Montipora foveolata
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No picture found

Montipora fragilis
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Montipora friabilis
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Montipora gaimardi
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No picture found

Montipora granulosa
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Montipora grisea
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Montipora hemispherica
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Montipora hispida
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Montipora hodgsoni
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Montipora hoffmeisteri
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Montipora incrassata
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Montipora informis
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Montipora kellyi
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Montipora lobulata
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Montipora mactanensis
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Montipora maeandrina
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Montipora malampaya
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Montipora marshalensis
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Montipora millepora
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Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Montipora mollis
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Scientific Name Acropora abrolhosensis Acropora abrotanoides Acropora aculeus Acropora acuminata Acropora africana Acropora akajimensis Acropora anthocercis Acropora appressa Acropora arabensis Acropora arafura Acropora aspera Acropora austera Acropora awi Acropora azurea Acropora batunai Acropora bifaria Acropora branchi Acropora bushyensis Acropora capillaris Acropora cardenae Acropora carduus Acropora caroliniana Acropora cerealis Acropora cervicornis Acropora chesterfieldensis Acropora clathrata Acropora cophodactyla Acropora cytherea Acropora dendrum Acropora derawanensis Acropora desalwii Acropora digitifera Acropora divaricata Acropora donei Acropora downingi Acropora echinata Acropora eibli Acropora elegans Acropora elegantula Acropora elseyi Acropora eurystoma Acropora exquisita Acropora fastigata Acropora fenneri Acropora filiformis Acropora florida Acropora forskali Acropora gemmifera Acropora glauca Acropora globiceps Acropora gomezi Acropora grandis Acropora granulosa Acropora haimei Acropora halmaherae Acropora hemprichii Acropora hoeksemai Acropora horrida Acropora humilis Acropora hyacinthus Acropora indiana Acropora indonesia Acropora intermedia Acropora jacquelineae Acropora japonica Acropora kenti Acropora khayranensis Acropora kimbeensis Acropora kirstyae Acropora kosurini Acropora lamarcki Acropora latistella Acropora lianae Acropora listeri Acropora loisetteae Acropora lokani Acropora longicyathus Acropora loripes Acropora lovelli Acropora lutkeni Acropora macrostoma Acropora magnifica Acropora meridiana Acropora microclados Acropora microphthalma Acropora millepora Acropora mirabilis Acropora monticulosa Acropora mossambica Acropora multiacuta Acropora muricata Acropora nana Acropora nasuta Acropora natalensis Acropora nobilis Acropora ocellata Acropora pagoensis Acropora palmata Acropora palmerae Acropora paniculata Acropora papillare Acropora paragemmifera Acropora parilis Acropora pectinata Acropora pharaonis Acropora pichoni Acropora plana Acropora plantaginea Acropora plumosa Acropora polystoma Acropora prolifera Acropora proximalis Acropora pruinosa Acropora pulchra Acropora rambleri Acropora retusa Acropora ridzwani Acropora robusta Acropora rongelapensis Acropora rongoi Acropora rosaria Acropora roseni Acropora rudis Acropora rufa Acropora russelli Acropora samoensis Acropora sarmentosa Acropora secale Acropora sekiseiensis Acropora selago Acropora seriata Acropora simplex Acropora sirikitiae Acropora solitaryensis Acropora sordiensis Acropora spathulata Acropora speciosa Acropora spicifera Acropora squamata Acropora squarrosa Acropora stoddarti Acropora striata Acropora subglabra Acropora subulata Acropora suharsonoi Acropora sukarnoi Acropora tanegashimensis Acropora tenella Acropora tenuis Acropora tenuissima Acropora teres Acropora tizardi Acropora torihalimeda Acropora tortuosa Acropora tumida Acropora turaki Acropora valenciennesi Acropora valida Acropora variolosa Acropora vaughani Acropora vermiculata Acropora verweyi Acropora walindii Acropora willisae Acropora yongei Anacropora forbesi Anacropora matthai Anacropora pillai Anacropora puertogalerae Anacropora reticulata Anacropora spinosa Anacropora spumosa Astreopora acroporina Astreopora cenderawasih Astreopora cucullata Astreopora eliptica Astreopora expansa Astreopora explanata Astreopora gracilis Astreopora incrustans Astreopora lambertsi Astreopora listeri Astreopora macrostoma Astreopora montiporina Astreopora moretonensis Astreopora myriophthalma Astreopora ocellata Astreopora randalli Astreopora scabra Astreopora suggesta Enigmopora darveliensis Isopora brueggemanni Isopora crateriformis Isopora cuneata Isopora elizabethensis Isopora palifera Isopora togianensis Montipora aequituberculata Montipora altasepta Montipora angulata Montipora aspergillus Montipora australiensis Montipora cactus Montipora calcarea Montipora caliculata Montipora capitata Montipora capricornis Montipora carinata Montipora cebuensis Montipora circumvallata Montipora cocosensis Montipora composita Montipora confusa Montipora corbettensis Montipora crassituberculata Montipora cryptus Montipora danae Montipora delicatula Montipora digitata Montipora dilatata Montipora echinata Montipora edwardsi Montipora efflorescens Montipora effusa Montipora ehrenbergi Montipora elschneri Montipora flabellata Montipora florida Montipora floweri Montipora foliosa Montipora foveolata Montipora fragilis Montipora friabilis Montipora gaimardi Montipora granulosa Montipora grisea Montipora hemispherica Montipora hispida Montipora hodgsoni Montipora hoffmeisteri Montipora incrassata Montipora informis Montipora kellyi Montipora lobulata Montipora mactanensis Montipora maeandrina Montipora malampaya Montipora marshalensis Montipora millepora Montipora mollis Montipora monasteriata Montipora niugini Montipora nodosa Montipora orientalis Montipora pachytuberculata Montipora palawanensis Montipora patula Montipora peltiformis Montipora porites Montipora samarensis Montipora saudii Montipora setosa Montipora spongiosa Montipora spongodes Montipora spumosa Montipora stellata Montipora stilosa Montipora striata Montipora taiwanensis Montipora tortuosa Montipora tuberculosa Montipora turgescens Montipora turtlensis Montipora undata Montipora vaughani Montipora venosa Montipora verrilli Montipora verrucosa Montipora verruculosa Montipora vietnamensis	English Name Acropora coral Blue sarmentosa Blue staghorn Bluetip coral Bottlebrush Acropora Bottlebrush coral Branch coral Branching staghorn coral Brush coral Bula Acropora coral Bushy Acropora Cabbage coral Cali tort Catch bowl coral Cats paw Elkhorn coral Encrusting pore coral False flower coral Finger coral Fused staghorn coral Fuzzy table coral Green robusta Green staghorn coral Pink-tip Acropora Plate Acropora Plating Acropora Poker star montipora Ponape rainbow acro Pore coral Porous leaf coral Porous star coral Purple Acropora coral Purple nana Purple tipped Acropora Sandpaper rice coral Small polyp stone coral Small staghorn species Staghorn coral Starflower coral Stony coral colonies Strawberry shortcake Acropora Table coral Tabling Acropora Tuberculate pore coral Tubular table coral Velvet branch coral White Acropora	Distribution Eastern Central Atlantic Eastern Central Pacific Eastern Indian Ocean Endemic to Persian Gulf. Indian Ocean Indian Ocean. Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific. Tropical a Indo-Pacific. Tropical t Indo-West Pacific Indo-West Pacific. Northwest Atlantic and In Northwest Pacific Pacific Ocean. Southeast Atlantic Southwest Pacific Western Atlantic. Western Atlantic and West Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific. Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean. Western Pacific Western Pacific.	Max. Length 0.1 CORD 1.1 BRW 1.5 BRW 2.5 OT 19.9 BRL 25 BRW 30 COLD 49 COLD 50 COLD 100 COLD 100 H 200 COLD 300 COLD	Year 1758 1766 1775 1816 1834 1846 1851 1860 1864 1866 1869 1872 1877 1878 1879 1884 1886 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1896 1897 1898 1901 1902 1907 1918 1925 1941 1952 1954 1964 1967 1971 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1990 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2006 2011 2012 2023

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