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Family: Merulinidae



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98 species (see list below)
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Astraeosmilia connata
[Large polyp coral]
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Astraeosmilia curvata
[Trumpet coral]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Astraeosmilia maxima (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977)

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Astraeosmilia maxima
[]
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Astraeosmilia tumida
[]
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Astrea annuligera
[False knob coral]
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Astrea curta
[]
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Astrea devantieri
[]
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Boninastrea boninensis
[]

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

Western Central Atlantic

Catalaphyllia jardinei (Saville-Kent, 1893)

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Catalaphyllia jardinei
[Elegance coral]
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Caulastraea echinulata
[]
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Caulastraea furcata
[Torch coral]
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Coelastrea aspera
[]
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Coelastrea palauensis
[]
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Dipsastraea albida
[]
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Dipsastraea amicorum
[Basket coral]
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Dipsastraea danai
[]

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

Indo-West Pacific

Dipsastraea faviaformis (Veron, 2000)

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Dipsastraea faviaformis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t

Dipsastraea favus (Forskål, 1775)

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Dipsastraea favus
[Head coral]
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Dipsastraea helianthoides
[Knob coral]
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Dipsastraea lacuna
[]
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Dipsastraea laddi
[]
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Dipsastraea laxa
[]
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Dipsastraea lizardensis
[]
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Dipsastraea maritima
[]
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Dipsastraea marshae
[]

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

Indo-Pacific

Dipsastraea matthaii (Vaughan, 1918)

Photo by Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Dipsastraea matthaii
[]
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Dipsastraea pallida
[]
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Dipsastraea rosaria
[]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Dipsastraea rotumana (Gardiner, 1899)

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Dipsastraea rotumana
[]

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

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t

Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846)

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Dipsastraea speciosa
[Larger knob coral]
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Dipsastraea truncata
[]
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Dipsastraea veroni
[]
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Dipsastraea vietnamensis
[]

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

Western Pacific.

Echinomorpha nishihirai (Veron, 1990)

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Echinomorpha nishihirai
[]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Favites abdita
[Large star coral]
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Favites acuticollis
[]
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Favites chinensis
[]
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Favites colemani
[Montastrea coral]
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Favites complanata
[Larger star coral]

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific.

Favites flexuosa (Dana, 1846)

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Favites flexuosa
[]
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Favites halicora
[]
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Favites magnistellata
[]
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Favites melicerum
[]
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Favites micropentagonus
[Golden war coral]
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Favites monticularis
[]
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Favites paraflexuosus
[]
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Favites pentagona
[]
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Favites rotundata
[]
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Favites spinosa
[]
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Favites stylifera
[]
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Favites valenciennesii
[]
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Favites vasta
[]
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Goniastrea columella
[]
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Goniastrea edwardsi
[]
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Goniastrea favulus
[]
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Goniastrea minuta
[]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg, 1834)

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Goniastrea pectinata
[]
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Goniastrea ramosa
[]
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Goniastrea retiformis
[]
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Goniastrea stelligera
[]
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Goniastrea thecata
[]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Hydnophora bonsai Veron, 1990

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Hydnophora bonsai
[]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Hydnophora exesa (Pallas, 1766)

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Hydnophora exesa
[]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Hydnophora grandis Gardiner, 1904

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Hydnophora grandis
[]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Hydnophora microconos (Lamarck, 1816)

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Hydnophora microconos
[Small-coned coral]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Hydnophora pilosa Veron, 1985

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Hydnophora pilosa
[]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846)

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Hydnophora rigida
[Spine coral]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 100 cm COLD
Merulina ampliata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Merulina ampliata
[Merulina coral]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Merulina cylindrica (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)

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Merulina cylindrica
[Columniform crust coral]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Merulina scabricula Dana, 1846

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Merulina scabricula
[Crispy crust coral]

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

Western Indian Ocean

Merulina scheeri Head, 1983

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Merulina scheeri
[]

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

Western Central Pacific

Merulina triangularis (Veron & Pichon, 1980)

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Merulina triangularis
[]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766)

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Mycedium elephantotus
[Chinese lettuce coral]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Mycedium mancaoi Nemenzo, 1979

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Mycedium mancaoi
[]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Mycedium robokaki Moll & Borel-Best, 1984

Photo by Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Mycedium robokaki
[]
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Mycedium spina
[]

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

Western Central Pacific

Mycedium steeni Veron, 2000

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Mycedium steeni
[]

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

Western Central Pacific

Mycedium umbra Veron, 2000

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Mycedium umbra
[Green eyed cup coral]
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Orbicella annularis
[Carribean star coral]
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Orbicella faveolata
[Mountainous star coral]
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Orbicella franksi
[Boulder star coral]
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Paragoniastrea australensis
[Lesser star coral]
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Paragoniastrea deformis
[]
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Paragoniastrea russelli
[]
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Paramontastraea peresi
[]
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Paramontastraea salebrosa
[]
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Paramontastraea serageldini
[]

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

Western Central Pacific

Pectinia africana Veron, 2000

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Pectinia africana
[]

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Western Central Pacific.

Pectinia alcicornis (Saville-Kent, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
 
Pectinia alcicornis
[Antler coral]
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Pectinia crassa
[]

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

Western Central Pacific

Pectinia elongata (Rehberg, 1892)

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Pectinia elongata
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 100 cm WD
Pectinia lactuca (Pallas, 1766)

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Pectinia lactuca
[Lettuce coral]

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

Western Central Pacific

Pectinia maxima (Moll & Borel-Best, 1984)

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Pectinia maxima
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific.

Pectinia paeonia (Dana, 1846)

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Pectinia paeonia
[Plate coral]

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

Western Central Pacific

Pectinia pygmaea Veron, 2000

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Pectinia pygmaea
[]

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

Western Central Pacific

Pectinia teres Nemenzo & Montecillo, 1981

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Pectinia teres
[]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Physophyllia ayleni (Wells, 1935)

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Physophyllia ayleni
[]
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Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
[Green open brain coral]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Astraeosmilia connata Large polyp coral Western Indian Ocean 1892
Astraeosmilia curvata Trumpet coral Indo-West Pacific 1972
Astraeosmilia maxima Indo-West Pacific. 1977
Astraeosmilia tumida Indo-West Pacific 1928
Astrea annuligera False knob coral Indo-Pacific 1849
Astrea curta Indo-Pacific 1846
Astrea devantieri Western Indian Ocean 2000
Boninastrea boninensis Western Central Pacific 1935
Catalaphyllia jardinei Elegance coral Western Central Atlantic 1893
Caulastraea echinulata Indo-West Pacific 1849
Caulastraea furcata Torch coral Indo-Pacific 1846
Coelastrea aspera Indo-Pacific. 1866
Coelastrea palauensis Indo-West Pacific. 1936
Dipsastraea albida Western Indian Ocean 2000
Dipsastraea amicorum Basket coral Indo-Pacific. 1849
Dipsastraea danai Western Central Pacific 1857
Dipsastraea faviaformis Indo-West Pacific 2000
Dipsastraea favus Head coral Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1775
Dipsastraea helianthoides Knob coral Indo-West Pacific. 1954
Dipsastraea lacuna Western Indian Ocean 2000
Dipsastraea laddi Indo-West Pacific. 1954
Dipsastraea laxa Indo-West Pacific 1879
Dipsastraea lizardensis Indo-West Pacific. 1977
Dipsastraea maritima Indo-West Pacific. 1971
Dipsastraea marshae Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Dipsastraea matthaii Indo-Pacific 1918
Dipsastraea pallida Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1846
Dipsastraea rosaria Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Dipsastraea rotumana Indo-West Pacific. 1899
Dipsastraea speciosa Larger knob coral Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1846
Dipsastraea truncata Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Dipsastraea veroni Indo-West Pacific. 1984
Dipsastraea vietnamensis Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Echinomorpha nishihirai Western Pacific. 1990
Favites abdita Large star coral Indo-Pacific. 1786
Favites acuticollis Northwest and Western Cen 1889
Favites chinensis Indo-West Pacific. 1866
Favites colemani Montastrea coral Indo-West Pacific 2000
Favites complanata Larger star coral Indo-Pacific. 1834
Favites flexuosa Indo-Pacific. 1846
Favites halicora Indo-West Pacific. 1834
Favites magnistellata Indo-West Pacific 1971
Favites melicerum Indo-West Pacific 1834
Favites micropentagonus Golden war coral Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Favites monticularis Eastern Indian Ocean 2013
Favites paraflexuosus Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Favites pentagona Indo-West Pacific. 1790
Favites rotundata Indo-West Pacific. 1977
Favites spinosa Indian Ocean. 1879
Favites stylifera Indo-West Pacific. 1937
Favites valenciennesii Indo-West Pacific 1849
Favites vasta Indo-West Pacific. 1879
Goniastrea columella Western Indian Ocean 1948
Goniastrea edwardsi Indo-West Pacific. 1971
Goniastrea favulus Indo-Pacific. 1846
Goniastrea minuta Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Goniastrea pectinata Indo-Pacific. 1834
Goniastrea ramosa Western Central Atlantic 2000
Goniastrea retiformis Indo-West Pacific. 1816
Goniastrea stelligera Western Indian Ocean 1846
Goniastrea thecata Red Sea. 2000
Hydnophora bonsai Indo-West Pacific. 1990
Hydnophora exesa Indo-Pacific. 1766
Hydnophora grandis Western Central Pacific. 1906
Hydnophora microconos Small-coned coral Indo-Pacific. 1816
Hydnophora pilosa Indo-West Pacific. 1985
Hydnophora rigida Spine coral Western Central Pacific. 1846
Merulina ampliata Merulina coral Indo-Pacific. 100 COLD 1786
Merulina cylindrica Columniform crust coral Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Merulina scabricula Crispy crust coral Western Central Pacific. 1846
Merulina scheeri Western Indian Ocean 1983
Merulina triangularis Western Central Pacific 1980
Mycedium elephantotus Chinese lettuce coral Indo-West Pacific. 1766
Mycedium mancaoi Western Central Pacific. 1979
Mycedium robokaki Western Central Pacific. 1984
Mycedium spina Western Central Pacific 2003
Mycedium steeni Western Central Pacific 2002
Mycedium umbra Green eyed cup coral Western Central Pacific 2002
Orbicella annularis Carribean star coral Western Atlantic 1786
Orbicella faveolata Mountainous star coral Western Atlantic. 1786
Orbicella franksi Boulder star coral Western Atlantic. 1895
Paragoniastrea australensis Lesser star coral Indo-Pacific and Southwes 1857
Paragoniastrea deformis Indo-West Pacific 1990
Paragoniastrea russelli Indo-Pacific. 1954
Paramontastraea peresi Western Indian Ocean 1978
Paramontastraea salebrosa Western Central Pacific 1959
Paramontastraea serageldini Indian Ocean 2000
Pectinia africana Western Central Pacific 2000
Pectinia alcicornis Antler coral Western Central Pacific. 1871
Pectinia crassa Western Central Pacific 2003
Pectinia elongata Western Central Pacific 1892
Pectinia lactuca Lettuce coral Indo-Pacific. 100 WD 1766
Pectinia maxima Western Central Pacific 1984
Pectinia paeonia Plate coral Western Central Pacific. 1846
Pectinia pygmaea Western Central Pacific 2000
Pectinia teres Western Central Pacific 1981
Physophyllia ayleni Western Central Pacific. 1935
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Green open brain coral Indo-West Pacific. 1826



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