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Family: Faviidae



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82 species (see list below)
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Australogyra zelli
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Barabattoia mirabilis
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Colpophyllia amaranthus
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Colpophyllia breviserialis
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Colpophyllia natans
[Boulder brain coral]
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Cyphastrea agassizi
[]
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Cyphastrea chalcidicum
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Cyphastrea decadia
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Cyphastrea hexasepta
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Cyphastrea japonica
[Lesser knob coral]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Cyphastrea microphthalma (Lamarck, 1816)

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Cyphastrea microphthalma
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Cyphastrea ocellina
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Cyphastrea serailia (Forsskål, 1775)

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Cyphastrea serailia
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816)

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Diploastrea heliopora
[Double star coral]
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Diploria labyrinthiformis
[Grooved brain coral]
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Echinopora ashmorensis
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Echinopora forskaliana
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Echinopora fruticulosa
[]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Echinopora gemmacea (Lamarck, 1816)

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Echinopora gemmacea
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Echinopora grandicula
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Echinopora hirsutissima
[Prickly-pored coral]

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

Western Central Pacific.

Echinopora horrida Dana, 1846

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Echinopora horrida
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Echinopora irregularis
[]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Echinopora lamellosa (Esper, 1791)

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Echinopora lamellosa
[Blue chalice]
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Echinopora mammiformis
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Echinopora pacifica
[Hedgehog coral]
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Echinopora robusta
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Echinopora taylorae
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Echinopora tiranensis
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Favia danae
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Max. Length 5 cm COLD
 
Favia fragum
[Golfball coral]
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Favia gravida
[]

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

Indo-Pacific

Favia stelligera (Dana, 1846)

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Favia stelligera
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Favia wisseli
[]

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

Western Central Atlantic

Isophyllia rigida (Dana, 1848)

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Isophyllia rigida
[Rough star coral]

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Western Central Atlantic

Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Isophyllia sinuosa
[Sinuous cactus coral]
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Leptastrea aequalis
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Leptastrea bewickensis
[Bewick's coral]
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Leptastrea bottae
[]
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Leptastrea inaequalis
[]

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

Indo-Pacific

Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland, 1952

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Leptastrea pruinosa
[]

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

Indo-Pacific

Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846)

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Leptastrea purpurea
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Leptastrea transversa
[Crust coral]
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Leptoria irregularis
[Least Valley coral]

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

Indo-Pacific.

Leptoria phrygia (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Leptoria phrygia
[]
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Manicina areolata
[Rose coral]

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

Atlantic Ocean

Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Montastraea cavernosa
[Great star coral]
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Moseleya latistellata
[]

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

Western Atlantic

Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766)

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Mussa angulosa
[Large flower coral]

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Southwest Atlantic

Mussismilia braziliensis (Verrill, 1868)

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Mussismilia braziliensis
[]

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

Southwest Atlantic

Mussismilia harttii (Verrill, 1868)

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Mussismilia harttii
[]

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Southwest Atlantic

Mussismilia hispida (Verrill, 1901)

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Mussismilia hispida
[]
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Mussismilia leptophylla
[]
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Mycetophyllia aliciae
[Knobby cactus coral]
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Mycetophyllia danaana
[]

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

Western Atlantic

Mycetophyllia ferox Wells, 1973

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Mycetophyllia ferox
[Rough cactus coral]

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Western Atlantic

Mycetophyllia lamarckiana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

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Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
[Ridged cactus coral]

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Western Central Atlantic

Mycetophyllia reesi Wells, 1973

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Mycetophyllia reesi
[Ridgeless cactus coral]
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Oulastrea crispata
[Zebra coral]
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Oulophyllia bennettae
[Intermediate valley coral]
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Oulophyllia crispa
[Large polyp stone coral]
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Oulophyllia levis
[]
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Oulophyllia wellsi
[]
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Platygyra acuta
[Lesser valley coral]
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Platygyra carnosa
[]
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Platygyra contorta
[]
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Platygyra crosslandi
[]

Photo by FAO

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

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Platygyra daedalea
[Brain coral]

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

Indo-West Pacific.

Platygyra lamellina (Ehrenberg, 1834)

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Platygyra lamellina
[]
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Platygyra pini
[]
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Platygyra ryukyuensis
[Maze brain coral]
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Platygyra sinensis
[]
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Platygyra verweyi
[]
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Platygyra yaeyamaensis
[]

Photo by Auscape International

Indo-Pacific

Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)

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Plesiastrea versipora
[Small knob coral]
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Pseudodiploria clivosa
[Knobby brain coral]
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Pseudodiploria strigosa
[Symmetrical brain coral]

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

Western Atlantic

Scolymia cubensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)

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Scolymia cubensis
[Artichoke coral]
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Scolymia lacera
[Atlantic mushroom coral]
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Scolymia wellsii
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Solenastrea bournoni
[Smooth star coral]
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Solenastrea hyades
[Knobby star coral]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Australogyra zelli Indo-West Pacific. 1977
Barabattoia mirabilis Western Pacific 1941
Colpophyllia amaranthus Western Central Atlantic 1775
Colpophyllia breviserialis Western Central Atlantic 1849
Colpophyllia natans Boulder brain coral Western Atlantic 1772
Cyphastrea agassizi Western Central Pacific 1907
Cyphastrea chalcidicum Indo-Pacific. 1775
Cyphastrea decadia Western Pacific. 1984
Cyphastrea hexasepta Western Indian Ocean 2000
Cyphastrea japonica Lesser knob coral Western Pacific 1932
Cyphastrea microphthalma Indo-Pacific. 1816
Cyphastrea ocellina Indo-Pacific. 1846
Cyphastrea serailia Indo-Pacific. 1775
Diploastrea heliopora Double star coral Indo-West Pacific 1816
Diploria labyrinthiformis Grooved brain coral Western Atlantic. 1758
Echinopora ashmorensis Western Central Pacific 1990
Echinopora forskaliana Western Indian Ocean. 1849
Echinopora fruticulosa Eastern Indian Ocean. 1834
Echinopora gemmacea Indo-Pacific. 1816
Echinopora grandicula Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Echinopora hirsutissima Prickly-pored coral Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Echinopora horrida Western Central Pacific. 1846
Echinopora irregularis Western Indian Ocean 2000
Echinopora lamellosa Blue chalice Indo-Pacific. 1791
Echinopora mammiformis Western Central Pacific 1959
Echinopora pacifica Hedgehog coral Western Central Pacific. 1990
Echinopora robusta Eastern Indian Ocean 2000
Echinopora taylorae Western Central Pacific 2002
Echinopora tiranensis Western Indian Ocean 2000
Favia danae Indo-Pacific. 1872
Favia fragum Golfball coral Atlantic Ocean. 5 COLD 1793
Favia gravida Western Atlantic 1868
Favia stelligera Indo-Pacific 1846
Favia wisseli Western Indian Ocean 1983
Isophyllia rigida Rough star coral Western Central Atlantic 1848
Isophyllia sinuosa Sinuous cactus coral Western Central Atlantic 1786
Leptastrea aequalis Western Central Pacific 2000
Leptastrea bewickensis Bewick's coral Indo-West Pacific 1977
Leptastrea bottae Indo-Pacific 1849
Leptastrea inaequalis Indo-Pacific 1879
Leptastrea pruinosa Indo-Pacific 1952
Leptastrea purpurea Indo-Pacific 1846
Leptastrea transversa Crust coral Indo-Pacific. 1879
Leptoria irregularis Least Valley coral Indo-West Pacific. 1990
Leptoria phrygia Indo-Pacific. 1786
Manicina areolata Rose coral Western Atlantic 1758
Montastraea cavernosa Great star coral Atlantic Ocean 1766
Moseleya latistellata Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Mussa angulosa Large flower coral Western Atlantic 1766
Mussismilia braziliensis Southwest Atlantic 1868
Mussismilia harttii Southwest Atlantic 1868
Mussismilia hispida Southwest Atlantic 1901
Mussismilia leptophylla Southwest Atlantic 1868
Mycetophyllia aliciae Knobby cactus coral Western Central Atlantic 1973
Mycetophyllia danaana Western Central Pacific 1849
Mycetophyllia ferox Rough cactus coral Western Atlantic 1973
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana Ridged cactus coral Western Atlantic 1848
Mycetophyllia reesi Ridgeless cactus coral Western Central Atlantic 1973
Oulastrea crispata Zebra coral Indo-West Pacific 1816
Oulophyllia bennettae Intermediate valley coral Indo-West Pacific. 1977
Oulophyllia crispa Large polyp stone coral Indo-West Pacific. 1816
Oulophyllia levis Indo-West Pacific. 1959
Oulophyllia wellsi Red Sea, Indian Ocean. 1959
Platygyra acuta Lesser valley coral Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Platygyra carnosa Indo-West Pacific 2000
Platygyra contorta Indo-West Pacific 1990
Platygyra crosslandi Western Indian Ocean 1928
Platygyra daedalea Brain coral Indo-Pacific. 100 COLD 1786
Platygyra lamellina Indo-West Pacific. 1834
Platygyra pini Indo-Pacific. 1975
Platygyra ryukyuensis Maze brain coral Indo-West Pacific 1936
Platygyra sinensis Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Platygyra verweyi Indo-West Pacific 1976
Platygyra yaeyamaensis Indo-West Pacific 1977
Plesiastrea versipora Small knob coral Indo-Pacific 1816
Pseudodiploria clivosa Knobby brain coral Western Atlantic 1786
Pseudodiploria strigosa Symmetrical brain coral Western Atlantic. 1846
Scolymia cubensis Artichoke coral Western Atlantic 1848
Scolymia lacera Atlantic mushroom coral Western Atlantic. 1766
Scolymia wellsii Western Atlantic 1967
Solenastrea bournoni Smooth star coral Western Atlantic. 1849
Solenastrea hyades Knobby star coral Western Atlantic 1846



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