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Family: Poritidae



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115 species (see list below)
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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Alveopora allingi Hoffmeister, 1925

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora allingi
[Net coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Alveopora catalai Wells, 1968

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora catalai
[Branching flower pot coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Alveopora daedalea (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora daedalea
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Pacific. Tropica

Alveopora excelsa Verrill, 1864

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora excelsa
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific.

Alveopora fenestrata (Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora fenestrata
[Flower coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Alveopora gigas Veron, 1985

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora gigas
[Flower pot coral]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Northwest Pacific

Alveopora japonica Eguchi, 1968

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Alveopora japonica
[Sclerectinian coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Western Central Pacific

Alveopora marionensis Veron & Pichon, 1982

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora marionensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Alveopora minuta Veron, 2000

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora minuta
[]
No picture found
 
Alveopora ocellata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Alveopora spongiosa Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora spongiosa
[]
No picture found
 
Alveopora superficialis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Alveopora tizardi Bassett-Smith, 1890

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora tizardi
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Central Pacific.

Alveopora verrilliana Dana, 1872

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora verrilliana
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Alveopora viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Alveopora viridis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Bernardpora stutchburyi Wells, 1955

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Bernardpora stutchburyi
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora albiconus
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora burgosi
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora cellulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora ciliatus
[]

Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Indo-Pacific.

Goniopora columna Dana, 1846

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
 
Goniopora columna
[Anemone coral]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific

Goniopora diminuta (Veron, 2000)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Goniopora diminuta
[]

Jan Messersmith

Indo-West Pacific.

Goniopora djiboutiensis Vaughan, 1907

Photo by Jan Messersmith
 
Goniopora djiboutiensis
[Flowerpot coral]
No picture found
 
Goniopora eclipsensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Northwest and Western Cen

Goniopora fruticosa Saville-Kent, 1891

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Goniopora fruticosa
[Flower pott]
No picture found
 
Goniopora granulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora lobata
[Flower pot true red coral]
No picture found
 
Goniopora norfolkensis
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora paliformis
[Poritipora coral]
No picture found
 
Goniopora palmensis
[]

Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Western Central Pacific.

Goniopora pandoraensis Veron & Pichon, 1982

Photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
 
Goniopora pandoraensis
[Branching flowerpot coral]
No picture found
 
Goniopora pearsoni
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Goniopora pedunculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Goniopora pedunculata
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora pendulus
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora petiolata
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora planulata
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora polyformis
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora savignyi
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora somaliensis
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora stokesi
[Daisy coral]
No picture found
 
Goniopora sultani
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora tantillus
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora tenella
[]
No picture found
 
Goniopora tenuidens
[Blue purple goniopora]
No picture found
 
Porites annae
[Encrusting bolder coral]
No picture found
 
Porites aranetai
[]
No picture found
 
Porites arnaudi
[]
No picture found
 
Porites astreoides
[Mustard hill coral]
No picture found
 
Porites attenuata
[Mustard branched coral]
No picture found
 
Porites australiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites baueri
[]
No picture found
 
Porites bernardi
[False lichen coral]
No picture found
 
Porites branneri
[Blue crust coral]
No picture found
 
Porites brighami
[Brigham's coral]
No picture found
 
Porites clavaria
[]
No picture found
 
Porites cocosensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites colonensis
[Honeycomb plate coral]
No picture found
 
Porites columnaris
[]
No picture found
 
Porites compressa
[Compressed coral]
No picture found
 
Porites cumulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Porites cylindrica
[Yellow finger coral]
No picture found
 
Porites decasepta
[]
No picture found
 
Porites deformis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites densa
[]
No picture found
 
Porites desilveri
[]
No picture found
 
Porites divaricata
[Thin finger coral]
No picture found
 
Porites duerdeni
[Thick finger coral]
No picture found
 
Porites echinulata
[]
No picture found
 
Porites ericacea
[]
No picture found
 
Porites eridani
[]
No picture found
 
Porites evermanni
[]
No picture found
 
Porites excavata
[]
No picture found
 
Porites flavus
[]
No picture found
 
Porites fontanesii
[]
No picture found
 
Porites furcata
[Branched finger coral]
No picture found
 
Porites gabonensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites harrisoni
[Hump coral]
No picture found
 
Porites hawaiiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites heronensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites horizontalata
[]
No picture found
 
Porites iwayamaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites latistellata
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Porites lichen Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Porites lichen
[Lichen coral]
No picture found
 
Porites lobata
[Lobe coral]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.

Porites lutea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Porites lutea
[]
No picture found
 
Porites mannarensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites mayeri
[]
No picture found
 
Porites monticulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Porites murrayensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites myrmidonensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites napopora
[]
No picture found
 
Porites negrosensis
[]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-West Pacific.

Porites nigrescens Dana, 1846

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
Porites nigrescens
[]
No picture found
 
Porites nodifera
[Dome coral]
No picture found
 
Porites okinawensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites ornata
[]
No picture found
 
Porites panamensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites paschalensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites porites
[Club tip finger coral]
No picture found
 
Porites profundus
[]
No picture found
 
Porites pukoensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites randalli
[]
No picture found
 
Porites rugosa
[]
No picture found
 
Porites rus
[Encrusting porites]
No picture found
 
Porites sillimaniana
[]
No picture found
 
Porites solida
[Boulder coral]
No picture found
 
Porites somaliensis
[]
No picture found
 
Porites stephensoni
[]
No picture found
 
Porites studeri
[Deep lobe coral]
No picture found
 
Porites superfusa
[]
No picture found
 
Porites sverdrupi
[]
No picture found
 
Porites tuberculosus
[]
No picture found
 
Porites undulata
[]
No picture found
 
Porites vaughani
[]
No picture found
 
Stylaraea punctata
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alveopora allingi Net coral Western Central Pacific. 1925
Alveopora catalai Branching flower pot coral Western Central Pacific. 1968
Alveopora daedalea Indo-West Pacific. 1775
Alveopora excelsa Western Pacific. Tropica 1864
Alveopora fenestrata Flower coral Western Central Pacific. 1816
Alveopora gigas Flower pot coral Indo-West Pacific. 1985
Alveopora japonica Sclerectinian coral Northwest Pacific 1968
Alveopora marionensis Western Central Pacific 1982
Alveopora minuta Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Alveopora ocellata Indo-West Pacific 1954
Alveopora spongiosa Indo-West Pacific. 1846
Alveopora superficialis Western Central Pacific 1976
Alveopora tizardi Indo-West Pacific. 1890
Alveopora verrilliana Central Pacific. 1872
Alveopora viridis Indo-West Pacific. 1833
Bernardpora stutchburyi Indo-West Pacific. 1955
Goniopora albiconus Indo-West Pacific 2000
Goniopora burgosi Western Central Pacific 1955
Goniopora cellulosa Western Pacific 1990
Goniopora ciliatus Western Indian Ocean 2000
Goniopora columna Anemone coral Indo-Pacific. 1846
Goniopora diminuta Indo-West Pacific 2000
Goniopora djiboutiensis Flowerpot coral Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Goniopora eclipsensis Western Central Pacific. 1982
Goniopora fruticosa Flower pott Northwest and Western Cen 1891
Goniopora granulosa Western Indian Ocean 1976
Goniopora lobata Flower pot true red coral Indo-West Pacific. 1860
Goniopora norfolkensis Western Central Pacific 1982
Goniopora paliformis Poritipora coral Indian Ocean. 2000
Goniopora palmensis Western Central Pacific 1982
Goniopora pandoraensis Branching flowerpot coral Western Central Pacific. 1982
Goniopora pearsoni Western Indian Ocean 2000
Goniopora pedunculata Indo-West Pacific. 1833
Goniopora pendulus Indo-West Pacific 1985
Goniopora petiolata Western Central Pacific 1955
Goniopora planulata Indo-Pacific. 1834
Goniopora polyformis Western Pacific 1980
Goniopora savignyi Western Indian Ocean 1846
Goniopora somaliensis Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Goniopora stokesi Daisy coral Indo-West Pacific. 1851
Goniopora sultani Eastern Indian Ocean. 2000
Goniopora tantillus Western Indian Ocean 2004
Goniopora tenella Western Central Pacific 1886
Goniopora tenuidens Blue purple goniopora Indo-West Pacific. 1886
Porites annae Encrusting bolder coral Indo-Pacific. 1952
Porites aranetai Western Central Pacific 1955
Porites arnaudi Pacific Ocean. 2000
Porites astreoides Mustard hill coral Western Atlantic. 1816
Porites attenuata Mustard branched coral Western Central Pacific. 1955
Porites australiensis Indo-Pacific. 1918
Porites baueri Eastern Central Pacific 1959
Porites bernardi False lichen coral Central Pacific 1907
Porites branneri Blue crust coral Western Atlantic 1887
Porites brighami Brigham's coral Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Porites clavaria Western Central Atlantic 1816
Porites cocosensis Western Central Pacific 1950
Porites colonensis Honeycomb plate coral Western Central Atlantic 1990
Porites columnaris Western Indian Ocean 1879
Porites compressa Compressed coral Indo-Pacific. 1846
Porites cumulatus Western Central Pacific. 1955
Porites cylindrica Yellow finger coral Western Central Pacific. 1846
Porites decasepta Western Indian Ocean 2006
Porites deformis Central Pacific 1955
Porites densa Western Central Pacific 1918
Porites desilveri Eastern Indian Ocean 2000
Porites divaricata Thin finger coral Western Central Atlantic 1821
Porites duerdeni Thick finger coral Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Porites echinulata Western Indian Ocean 1879
Porites ericacea Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Porites eridani Western Central Pacific. 1940
Porites evermanni Western Central Pacific 1907
Porites excavata Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Porites flavus Western Central Pacific 2000
Porites fontanesii Western Indian Ocean 2012
Porites furcata Branched finger coral Western Central Atlantic. 1816
Porites gabonensis Western Atlantic. 1911
Porites harrisoni Hump coral Western Indian Ocean 2000
Porites hawaiiensis Central Pacific 1907
Porites heronensis Western Central Pacific 1985
Porites horizontalata Western Central Pacific. 1925
Porites iwayamaensis Indo-West Pacific. 1938
Porites latistellata Western Central Pacific 1886
Porites lichen Lichen coral Indo-West Pacific. 1846
Porites lobata Lobe coral Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1846
Porites lutea Indo-Pacific. 1833
Porites mannarensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1967
Porites mayeri Western Central Pacific 1918
Porites monticulosa Western Central Pacific. 1846
Porites murrayensis Western Central Pacific. 1918
Porites myrmidonensis Western Central Pacific 1985
Porites napopora Western Pacific 2000
Porites negrosensis Western Central Pacific 1990
Porites nigrescens Indo-West Pacific. 1846
Porites nodifera Dome coral Indian Ocean. 1879
Porites okinawensis Northwest Pacific 1990
Porites ornata Indo-West Pacific. 1971
Porites panamensis Pacific Ocean. 1866
Porites paschalensis Southeast Pacific 1906
Porites porites Club tip finger coral Central Atlantic. 1766
Porites profundus Indo-West Pacific 1892
Porites pukoensis Indo-Pacific. 1907
Porites randalli Western Central Pacific 2009
Porites rugosa Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Porites rus Encrusting porites Indo-Pacific. 1775
Porites sillimaniana Indo-Pacific. 1976
Porites solida Boulder coral Indo-West Pacific. 1775
Porites somaliensis Indo-West Pacific. 1910
Porites stephensoni Indo-Pacific. 1952
Porites studeri Deep lobe coral Pacific Ocean 1907
Porites superfusa Western Central Pacific 1898
Porites sverdrupi Eastern Central Pacific 1947
Porites tuberculosus Indo-West Pacific. 2000
Porites undulata Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Porites vaughani Indo-West Pacific. 1952
Stylaraea punctata Indo-West Pacific. 1758



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