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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae

Genus: Porites

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Porites annae
[Encrusting bolder coral]
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Porites aranetai
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Porites arnaudi
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Porites astreoides
[Mustard hill coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Porites attenuataNemenzo, 1955

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Porites attenuata
[Mustard branched coral]
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Porites australiensis
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Porites baueri
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Porites bernardi
[False lichen coral]
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Porites branneri
[Blue crust coral]
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Porites brighami
[Brigham's coral]
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Porites clavaria
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Porites cocosensis
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Porites colonensis
[Honeycomb plate coral]
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Porites columnaris
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Porites compressa
[Compressed coral]
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Porites cumulatus
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Porites cylindrica
[Yellow finger coral]
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Porites decasepta
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Porites deformis
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Porites densa
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Indian Ocean

Porites desilveriVeron, 2000

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Porites desilveri
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Porites divaricata
[Thin finger coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Central Pacific

Porites duerdeniVaughan, 1907

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Porites duerdeni
[Thick finger coral]
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Porites echinulata
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Porites ericacea
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Porites eridani
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Porites evermanniVaughan, 1907

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Porites evermanni
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Porites excavata
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Porites flavus
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Porites fontanesii
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Porites furcata
[Branched finger coral]
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Porites gabonensis
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Porites harrisoni
[Hump coral]
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Porites hawaiiensis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Porites heronensisVeron, 1985

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Porites heronensis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Porites horizontalataHoffmeister, 1925

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Porites horizontalata
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Porites iwayamaensis
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Porites latistellata
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Porites lichenDana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Porites lichen
[Lichen coral]
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Porites lobata
[Lobe coral]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.

Porites luteaQuoy & Gaimard, 1833

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Porites lutea
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Porites mannarensis
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Porites mayeri
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Porites monticulosa
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Porites murrayensis
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Porites myrmidonensis
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Porites napopora
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Porites negrosensis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Porites nigrescensDana, 1846

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Porites nigrescens
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Porites nodifera
[Dome coral]
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Porites okinawensis
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Porites ornata
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Porites panamensis
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Porites paschalensis
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Porites porites
[Club tip finger coral]
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Porites profundus
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Porites pukoensis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Porites randalliForsman & Birkeland, 2009

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Porites randalli
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Porites rugosa
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Porites rus
[Encrusting porites]
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Porites sillimaniana
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Porites solida
[Boulder coral]
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Porites somaliensis
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Porites stephensoniCrossland, 1952

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Porites stephensoni
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Porites studeri
[Deep lobe coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Porites superfusaGardiner, 1898

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Porites superfusa
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Central Pacific

Porites sverdrupiDurham, 1947

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Porites sverdrupi
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Porites tuberculosus
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Porites undulata
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Porites vaughani
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