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Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Psammocoridae



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15 species
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Psammocora albopicta
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Psammocora columna
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t

Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794)

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Psammocora contigua
[Branched sandpaper coral]
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Psammocora decussata
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Psammocora digitata Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851

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Psammocora digitata
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Psammocora exesa
[Wrinkle coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Psammocora haimiana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Psammocora haimiana
[Encrusting sandpaper coral]
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Psammocora interstinctus
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Psammocora nierstraszi Horst, 1921

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Psammocora nierstraszi
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Psammocora obtusangula (Lamarck, 1816)

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Psammocora obtusangula
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Psammocora profundacella Gardiner, 1898

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Psammocora profundacella
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Psammocora ramosa
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Psammocora stellata (Verrill, 1866)

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Psammocora stellata
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Pacific.

Psammocora vaughani Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936

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Psammocora vaughani
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Pacific Ocean.

Psammocora verrilli Vaughan, 1907

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Psammocora verrilli
[Verill's lump coral]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Psammocora albopicta Indo-West Pacific. 2006
Psammocora columna Indo-Pacific. 1846
Psammocora contigua Branched sandpaper coral Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1794
Psammocora decussata Indo-West Pacific 1937
Psammocora digitata Indo-Pacific. 1851
Psammocora exesa Wrinkle coral Indo-Pacific 1846
Psammocora haimiana Encrusting sandpaper coral Indo-Pacific 1851
Psammocora interstinctus Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Psammocora nierstraszi Indo-Pacific. 1921
Psammocora obtusangula Indo-Pacific. 1816
Psammocora profundacella Indo-Pacific 1898
Psammocora ramosa Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Psammocora stellata Indo-Pacific 1866
Psammocora vaughani Western Pacific. 1936
Psammocora verrilli Verill's lump coral Pacific Ocean. 1907



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