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Family: Lobophylliidae



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Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea brevis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849

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Acanthastrea brevis
[Starry cup coral]

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Indo-Pacific

Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1846)

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Acanthastrea echinata
[Purple bullseye]

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Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

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Acanthastrea hemprichii
[Hemprich' brain coral]
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Acanthastrea minuta
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea pachysepta (Chevalier, 1975)

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Acanthastrea pachysepta
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea rotundoflora Chevalier, 1975

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Acanthastrea rotundoflora
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Acanthastrea subechinata Veron, 2000

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Acanthastrea subechinata
[]
No picture found


 
Acanthophyllia deshayesiana
[]
No picture found


 
Australophyllia wilsoni
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)

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Cynarina lacrymalis
[]
No picture found


 
Cynarina macassarensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Echinophyllia aspera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Echinophyllia aspera
[Flat lettuce coral]

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Western Central Pacific

Echinophyllia costata Fenner & Veron, 2000

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Echinophyllia costata
[]

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Western Central Pacific.

Echinophyllia echinoporoides Veron & Pichon, 1980

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Echinophyllia echinoporoides
[Red stone coral]

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Western Central Pacific.

Echinophyllia glabra (Nemenzo, 1959)

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Echinophyllia glabra
[Porous lettuce coral]
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Echinophyllia maxima
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Echinophyllia orpheensis Veron & Pichon, 1980

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Echinophyllia orpheensis
[]

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Western Central Pacific.

Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982)

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Echinophyllia patula
[]

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Western Central Pacific

Echinophyllia pectinata Veron, 2000

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Echinophyllia pectinata
[]
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Echinophyllia tarae
[]

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Western Central Pacific

Echinophyllia taylorae Veron, 2000

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Echinophyllia taylorae
[]
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Homophyllia australis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Homophyllia bowerbanki (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857)

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Homophyllia bowerbanki
[]

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Indo- Pacific

Lobophyllia agaricia (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

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Lobophyllia agaricia
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm COLD
Lobophyllia corymbosa (Forsskål, 1775)

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Lobophyllia corymbosa
[Brain root coral]
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Lobophyllia costata
[Lobed cup coral]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia dentata Veron, 2000

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Lobophyllia dentata
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia diminuta Veron, 1985

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Lobophyllia diminuta
[]

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Western Indian Ocean

Lobophyllia erythraea (Klunzinger, 1879)

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Lobophyllia erythraea
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia flabelliformis Veron, 2000

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Lobophyllia flabelliformis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia hassi (Pillai & Scheer, 1976)

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Lobophyllia hassi
[Sinuous cup coral]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia hataii Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936

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Lobophyllia hataii
[Scleractinian coral]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm WD
Lobophyllia hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

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Lobophyllia hemprichii
[Largebrain root coral]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia ishigakiensis (Veron, 1990)

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Lobophyllia ishigakiensis
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia radians (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

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Lobophyllia radians
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia recta (Dana, 1846)

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Lobophyllia recta
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia robusta Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936

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Lobophyllia robusta
[Lobed cactus coral]
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Lobophyllia rowleyensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Lobophyllia serrata Veron, 2000

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Lobophyllia serrata
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia valenciennesii (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

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Lobophyllia valenciennesii
[Snake brain coral]

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Indo-Pacific

Lobophyllia vitiensis (Brüggemann, 1877)

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Lobophyllia vitiensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Micromussa amakusensis (Veron, 1990)

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Micromussa amakusensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Micromussa lordhowensis (Veron & Pichon, 1982)

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Micromussa lordhowensis
[Closed brain coral]

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Indo-West Pacific

Micromussa minuta (Moll & Borel-Best, 1984)

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Micromussa minuta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm COLD

 
Micromussa multipunctata
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Micromussa regularis (Veron, 2000)

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Micromussa regularis
[]

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Western Indian Ocean

Oxypora convoluta Veron, 2000

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Oxypora convoluta
[]

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Western Central Pacific.

Oxypora crassispinosa Nemenzo, 1979

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Oxypora crassispinosa
[Porous lettucw coral]

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Western Central Pacific.

Oxypora echinata (Saville-Kent, 1871)

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Oxypora echinata
[]

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Western Indian Ocean

Oxypora egyptensis Veron, 2000

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Oxypora egyptensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Oxypora lacera (Verrill, 1864)

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Oxypora lacera
[Ragged chalice coral]

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Western Indian Ocean

Sclerophyllia maxima (Sheppard & Salm, 1988)

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Sclerophyllia maxima
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthastrea brevis Starry cup coral Indo-West Pacific 1849
Acanthastrea echinata Purple bullseye Indo-Pacific 1846
Acanthastrea hemprichii Hemprich' brain coral Indo-West Pacific 1834
Acanthastrea minuta Western Central Pacific 1984
Acanthastrea pachysepta Indo-West Pacific 1975
Acanthastrea rotundoflora Indo-West Pacific 1975
Acanthastrea subechinata Indo-West Pacific 2000
Acanthophyllia deshayesiana Western Central Pacific 1850
Australophyllia wilsoni Eastern Indian Ocean to S 1985
Cynarina lacrymalis Indo-Pacific 1848
Cynarina macassarensis Indo-West Pacific 1987
Echinophyllia aspera Flat lettuce coral Indo-West Pacific. 1786
Echinophyllia costata Western Central Pacific 2002
Echinophyllia echinoporoides Red stone coral Western Central Pacific. 1980
Echinophyllia glabra Porous lettuce coral Western Central Pacific. 1959
Echinophyllia maxima Western Pacific 1984
Echinophyllia orpheensis Indo-West Pacific. 1979
Echinophyllia patula Western Central Pacific. 1982
Echinophyllia pectinata Western Central Pacific 2000
Echinophyllia tarae Eastern Central Pacific 2013
Echinophyllia taylorae Western Central Pacific 2000
Homophyllia australis Indo-West Pacific 1848
Homophyllia bowerbanki Indo-West Pacific 1857
Lobophyllia agaricia Indo- Pacific 1849
Lobophyllia corymbosa Brain root coral Indo-Pacific 100 COLD 1775
Lobophyllia costata Lobed cup coral Western Central Pacific. 1846
Lobophyllia dentata Indo-West Pacific 2000
Lobophyllia diminuta Indo-West Pacific 1985
Lobophyllia erythraea Western Indian Ocean 1879
Lobophyllia flabelliformis Indo-West Pacific 2000
Lobophyllia hassi Sinuous cup coral Indo-West Pacific 1976
Lobophyllia hataii Scleractinian coral Indo-West Pacific 1936
Lobophyllia hemprichii Largebrain root coral Indo-Pacific 5 WD 1834
Lobophyllia ishigakiensis Indo-West Pacific 1990
Lobophyllia radians Indo-Pacific 1849
Lobophyllia recta Indo-Pacific 1846
Lobophyllia robusta Lobed cactus coral Indo-West Pacific 1936
Lobophyllia rowleyensis Indo-West Pacific 1985
Lobophyllia serrata Indo-West Pacific 2000
Lobophyllia valenciennesii Snake brain coral Indo-Pacific 1849
Lobophyllia vitiensis Indo-Pacific 1877
Micromussa amakusensis Indo-West Pacific 1990
Micromussa lordhowensis Closed brain coral Indo-West Pacific 1982
Micromussa minuta Indo-West Pacific 1984
Micromussa multipunctata Western Pacific 10 COLD 1985
Micromussa regularis Indo-West Pacific 2000
Oxypora convoluta Western Indian Ocean 2002
Oxypora crassispinosa Porous lettucw coral Western Central Pacific. 1980
Oxypora echinata Western Central Pacific. 1871
Oxypora egyptensis Western Indian Ocean 2002
Oxypora lacera Ragged chalice coral Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Sclerophyllia maxima Western Indian Ocean 1988



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