Guide to Indo-Pacific corals in international wildlife trade, Volume 55U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 2002 - Corals - 54 pages |
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aboral Acropora Alveopora axial furrow Brain Coral Branching Corals calices Caryophyllidae Catalaphyllia Caulastrea cerioid circular cm diameter coenosteum colonies laminar colonies massive colony margin columella common name Coral colonies coral genera corallite wall corallites arranged corallum Corals Family Corals Simplified key dome-shaped Echinopora elongate encrusting Euphyllia expanded exsert extended at night Favia Favites flabellate flabello-meandroid fleshy Foliaceous Corals Fungia Fungiidae Galaxea Goniastrea Goniopora Halomitra Heliofungia Hydnophora hydrozoan Icommon Indo-Pacific key to coral Leptoria live colonies Lobophyllia meandering valleys Merulina Millepora Milleporina Montastraea Montipora mouth Mushroom Corals Mycedium oral disc Oulastrea Oulophyllia oval Oxypora paliform lobe Pavona Physogyra pieces in trade plating Platygyra Plerogyra Plocoid growth form Pocillopora Polyphyllia polyps pore-like pores Porites prominent radial corallites ridges rows Sandolitha septa large septa thick septo-costae Seriatopora skeletal skeleton smooth species stony corals Stylaster Stylophora surface Symphyllia teeth tentacles extended Trachyphyllia Tubastraea tubular Turbinaria vesicles widely spaced wildlife trade continued Zoopilus