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Family: Pocilloporidae



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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Pacific.

Madracis asanoi Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Madracis asanoi
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis asperula
[Pointed pencil coral]
No picture found
 
Madracis auretenra
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis brueggemanni
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis carmabi
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Central and Southern Atla

Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Madracis decactis
[Ten-ray star coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Madracis formosa Wells, 1973

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Madracis formosa
[Eight-ray finger coral]
No picture found
 
Madracis fragilis
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis hellana
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis interjecta
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis kauaiensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Madracis kirbyi Veron & Pichon, 1976

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Madracis kirbyi
[Ten coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Atlantic

Madracis mirabilis Wells, 1973

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Madracis mirabilis
[Yellow pencil coral]
No picture found
 
Madracis myriaster
[Striate finger coral]

OCEANA

Eastern Pacific, Atlantic

Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868)

Photo by OCEANA
 
Madracis pharensis
[Star coral]
No picture found
 
Madracis profunda
[]
No picture found
 
Madracis senaria
[Zooxanthellate coral species]
No picture found
 
Madracis singularis
[]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora acuta
[]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora aliciae
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Pocillopora ankeli Sheer & Pillai, 1974

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora ankeli
[]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora bairdi
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Pacific Ocean.

Pocillopora capitata Verrill, 1864

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora capitata
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 30 cm DL
Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Pocillopora damicornis
[Cauliflower coral]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora danae
[]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora diomedeae
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Pacific and Weste

Pocillopora effusa Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora effusa
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific

Pocillopora elegans Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora elegans
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Pocillopora fungiformis Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora fungiformis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific and the Red

Pocillopora grandis Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora grandis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Pocillopora indiania Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora indiania
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Pacific and Weste

Pocillopora inflata Glynn, 1999

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora inflata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Pocillopora kelleheri Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora kelleheri
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Pacific Ocean.

Pocillopora ligulata Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora ligulata
[Thin cauliflower coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Pocillopora meandrina Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora meandrina
[]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora modumanensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Eastern Central Pacific

Pocillopora molokensis Vaughan, 1907

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora molokensis
[Moloka‘i cauliflower coral]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora setchelli
[]
No picture found
 
Pocillopora tuahiniensis
[]

Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 30 cm WD
Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio
 
Pocillopora verrucosa
[Rasp coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Pocillopora woodjonesi Vaughan, 1918

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora woodjonesi
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Pocillopora zelli Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Pocillopora zelli
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Seriatopora aculeata Quelch,1886

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Seriatopora aculeata
[Club finger]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 30 cm COLD
Seriatopora caliendrum Ehrenberg, 1834

Photo by FAO
 
Seriatopora caliendrum
[Birdsnest coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Seriatopora dendritica Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Seriatopora dendritica
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Seriatopora guttata Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Seriatopora guttata
[Bush coral]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 30 cm COLD
Seriatopora hystrix Dana, 1846

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Seriatopora hystrix
[Thin birdsnest coral]
No picture found
 
Seriatopora octoptera
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Seriatopora stellata Quelch, 1886

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Seriatopora stellata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Stylophora danae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Stylophora danae
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 0.5 cm COLD
Stylophora kuehlmanni Scheer & Pillai, 1983

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Stylophora kuehlmanni
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 0.5 cm COLD
Stylophora madagascarensis Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Stylophora madagascarensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean

Stylophora mamillata Scheer & Pillai, 1983

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Stylophora mamillata
[]
No picture found
 
Stylophora mordax
[]

Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 50 cm COLD
Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792)

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio
 
Stylophora pistillata
[Smooth cauliflower coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 0.5 cm COLD
Stylophora subseriata (Ehrenberg, 1834)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Stylophora subseriata
[Club finger coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm BRW
Stylophora wellsi Scheer, 1964

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Stylophora wellsi
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Madracis asanoi Western Pacific. 1936
Madracis asperula Pointed pencil coral Central Atlantic 1849
Madracis auretenra Western Central Atlantic. 2007
Madracis brueggemanni Western Atlantic 1881
Madracis carmabi Western Central Atlantic. 2003
Madracis decactis Ten-ray star coral Central and Southern Atla 1859
Madracis formosa Eight-ray finger coral Western Central Atlantic 1973
Madracis fragilis Southwest Atlantic 2009
Madracis hellana Western Indian Ocean and 1850
Madracis interjecta Western Indian Ocean 1907
Madracis kauaiensis Indo-Pacific. 1907
Madracis kirbyi Ten coral Indo-West Pacific. 1976
Madracis mirabilis Yellow pencil coral Western Central Atlantic 1973
Madracis myriaster Striate finger coral Western Atlantic 1849
Madracis pharensis Star coral Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1868
Madracis profunda Northeast Atlantic 1980
Madracis senaria Zooxanthellate coral species Western Central Atlantic 1974
Madracis singularis Western Central Pacific 1892
Pocillopora acuta Western Pacific 1816
Pocillopora aliciae Southwest Pacific 2013
Pocillopora ankeli Indo-West Pacific. 1974
Pocillopora bairdi Western Central Pacific 2014
Pocillopora capitata Pacific Ocean. 1864
Pocillopora damicornis Cauliflower coral Indo-Pacific and Western 30 DL 1758
Pocillopora danae Indo-Pacific 1864
Pocillopora diomedeae Southeast Pacific 1906
Pocillopora effusa Eastern Pacific and Weste 2000
Pocillopora elegans Indo-Pacific 1846
Pocillopora fungiformis Western Indian Ocean 2000
Pocillopora grandis Indo-Pacific and the Red 1846
Pocillopora indiania Western Indian Ocean 2000
Pocillopora inflata Eastern Pacific and Weste 1999
Pocillopora kelleheri Indo-West Pacific 2000
Pocillopora ligulata Thin cauliflower coral Pacific Ocean. 1846
Pocillopora meandrina Indo-Pacific. 1846
Pocillopora modumanensis Western Indian Ocean 1907
Pocillopora molokensis Moloka‘i cauliflower coral Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Pocillopora setchelli Pacific Ocean. 1929
Pocillopora tuahiniensis Eastern Central Pacific 2023
Pocillopora verrucosa Rasp coral Indo-Pacific. 30 WD 1786
Pocillopora woodjonesi Indo-Pacific. 1918
Pocillopora zelli Western Central Pacific 2000
Seriatopora aculeata Club finger Western Central Pacific. 1886
Seriatopora caliendrum Birdsnest coral Indo-West Pacific. 30 COLD 1834
Seriatopora dendritica Western Central Pacific 2000
Seriatopora guttata Bush coral Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Seriatopora hystrix Thin birdsnest coral Indo-West Pacific. 30 COLD 1846
Seriatopora octoptera Indo-West Pacific 1834
Seriatopora stellata Indo-West Pacific. 1886
Stylophora danae Western Indian Ocean 1850
Stylophora kuehlmanni Western Indian Ocean 0.5 COLD 1983
Stylophora madagascarensis Western Indian Ocean 0.5 COLD 2000
Stylophora mamillata Western Indian Ocean 1983
Stylophora mordax Indo-West Pacific. 1846
Stylophora pistillata Smooth cauliflower coral Indo-Pacific. 50 COLD 1792
Stylophora subseriata Club finger coral Indo-West Pacific. 0.5 COLD 1834
Stylophora wellsi Western Indian Ocean 4 BRW 1964



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