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Family: Oculinidae



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32 species (see list below)
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Acrhelia horrescens
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Bathelia candida
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Cyathelia axillaris
[]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Galaxea acrhelia Veron, 2000

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Galaxea acrhelia
[Stony hard coral]
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Galaxea alta
[]

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

Indo-West Pacific

Galaxea astreata (Lamarck, 1816)

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Galaxea astreata
[Octopus coral]

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Western Central Pacific

Galaxea cryptoramosa Fenner & Veron, 2000

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Galaxea cryptoramosa
[]

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

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 500 cm COLD
Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Galaxea fascicularis
[Galaxy coral]

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Indo-Pacific

Galaxea horrescens (Dana, 1846)

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Galaxea horrescens
[Hard coral]

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Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 0.4 cm CORD
Galaxea longisepta Fenner & Veron, 2000

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Galaxea longisepta
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Galaxea paucisepta
[]
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Madrepora arbuscula
[]
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Madrepora carolina
[Pourtalès fan coral]
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Madrepora kauaiensis
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Madrepora minutiseptum
[]

Photo by Baxter, Sydney

Cosmopolitan.

Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758

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Madrepora oculata
[Madrepora coral]
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Madrepora porcellana
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Oculina arbuscula
[Compact ivory bush coral]

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

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.5 cm CORD
Oculina diffusa Lamarck, 1816

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Oculina diffusa
[Diffuse ivory bush coral]

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Atlantic and the Mediterr

Oculina patagonica Angelis, 1908

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Oculina patagonica
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Oculina profunda
[]

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Western Central Atlantic

Oculina robusta Pourtalès, 1871

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Oculina robusta
[Robust ivory tree coral]
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Oculina tenella
[Delicate ivory bush coral]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm CORD
 
Oculina valenciennesi
[Ivory tree coral]

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

Western Central Atlantic

Oculina varicosa Le Sueur, 1820

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Oculina varicosa
[Fused ivory tree coral]
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Oculina virgosa
[]
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Petrophyllia rediviva
[]
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Schizoculina africana
[]

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

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm COLD
Schizoculina fissipara (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850)

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Schizoculina fissipara
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Sclerhelia dubia
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Sclerhelia hirtella
[]

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

Indo-Western Pacific

Simplastrea vesicularis Umbgrove, 1939

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Simplastrea vesicularis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acrhelia horrescens Western Central Pacific. 1846
Bathelia candida Southeast Pacific and Sou 1881
Cyathelia axillaris Indo-West Pacific. 1786
Galaxea acrhelia Stony hard coral Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Galaxea alta Western Central Pacific 1980
Galaxea astreata Octopus coral Indo-West Pacific 1816
Galaxea cryptoramosa Western Central Pacific 2002
Galaxea fascicularis Galaxy coral Indo-Pacific 500 COLD 1767
Galaxea horrescens Hard coral Indo-Pacific 1846
Galaxea longisepta Western Central Pacific. 0.4 CORD 2002
Galaxea paucisepta Indo-West Pacific 1990
Madrepora arbuscula Western Pacific. 1881
Madrepora carolina Pourtalès fan coral Western Atlantic 1871
Madrepora kauaiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Madrepora minutiseptum Western Pacific. 1997
Madrepora oculata Madrepora coral Cosmopolitan. 1758
Madrepora porcellana Western Central Pacific. 1881
Oculina arbuscula Compact ivory bush coral Western Atlantic 1864
Oculina diffusa Diffuse ivory bush coral Western Atlantic 0.5 CORD 1816
Oculina patagonica Atlantic and the Mediterr 1908
Oculina profunda Eastern Pacific 1991
Oculina robusta Robust ivory tree coral Western Central Atlantic 1871
Oculina tenella Delicate ivory bush coral Western Atlantic 1871
Oculina valenciennesi Ivory tree coral Western Central Atlantic 0.4 CORD 1850
Oculina varicosa Fused ivory tree coral Western Central Atlantic 1820
Oculina virgosa Indo-Pacific 1958
Petrophyllia rediviva Western Central Pacific 1979
Schizoculina africana Eastern Central Atlantic 1928
Schizoculina fissipara Eastern Central Atlantic 100 COLD 1850
Sclerhelia dubia Western Central Pacific 1979
Sclerhelia hirtella Southeast Atlantic 1766
Simplastrea vesicularis Indo-Western Pacific 1940



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