CORAL
Table Coral
(Acropora hyacinthus)
Table Coral – close up
(Acropora hyacinthus)
Yellow Table Coral
(Acropora divaricata)
Yellow Table Coral – close up
(Acropora divaricata)
Green Table Coral
(Acropora millepora)
Staghorn Coral
(Acropora formosa)
Robust Staghorn Coral
(Acropora robusta)
White Staghorn Coral
(Acropora sp.)
Staghorn coral
(Acropora microphthalma)
Staghorn coral – close-up
(Acropora microphthalma)
Pink Soft Coral
(Dendronephthya sp.)
Orange Soft Coral
(Dendronephthya sp.)
Yellow Soft Coral
(Dendronephthya sp.)
Blue Soft Coral
(Dendronephthya sp.)
Bubble Coral
(Plerogyra sinuosa)
Bubble Coral – close up
(Plerogyra sinuosa)
Bubble Coral semi-inflated
close up
Bubble Coral closed
CO bubble coral closed CU
to be identified
Cauliflower Coral
(Pocillopora damicornis)
Anemone Coral
aka. Octocoral (Goniopora columna)
Anemone Coral
aka. Octocoral – color variant (Goniopora columna)
Anemone Coral – close up
aka. Octocoral (Goniopora columna)
White Fingering Soft Coral
(Sinularia sp.)
Fingering Soft Coral
(Sinularia sp.)
Fingering Soft Coral – close up
(Sinularia sp.)
to be identified
close up
Golden Fingering Coral
(Lobophytum compactum)
Golden Fingering Coral – close up
(Lobophytum compactum)
Golden Fingering Coral
open polyps (Lobophytum compactum)
Golden Fingering Coral
open polyps (Lobophytum compactum)
Leather Coral
(Sarcophyton trochelophorum)
Leather Coral
open polyps (Sarcophyton trochelophorum)
Leather Coral
open polyps – color variant (Sarcophyton trochelophorum)
Leather Coral – close up
open polyps (Sarcophyton trochelophorum)
Open Cup Coral
aka. Daisy Coral (Tubastraea coccinea)
Tube Coral
(Tubastrea faulkneri)
Green Cup Coral
(Tubastrea micrantha)
Green Cup Coral – close up
(Tubastrea micrantha) (picture by Martin Savage)
Mushroom Coral
(Fungia fungites / – danai / – repanda)
Mushroom Coral
open polyps (Fungia fungites / – danai / – repanda)
Slipper Coral
aka. Boomerang Coral (Herpolitha limax)
Harp Coral
(Ctenocella pectinata)
Harp Coral
variant (Ctenocella pectinata)
Giant Gorgonian Fan Coral
(Anella mollis)
Knotted Gorgonian Sea Fan
(Melithaea ochracea)
Gorgonian Sea Fan – close up
(Melithaea sp.)
Sea Fan – close up
(Menella sp.)
Rusty Gorgonian
(Gorgonia sp.)
Black Coral
Blue Rope Coral
(Elisella sp.)
Red Rope Coral
Whip Coral
aka. Sea Whip – brown (Junceella sp.)
Delicate Whip Coral
aka. Sea Whip – white (Junceella fragilis)
Spiral Wire Coral
(Stichopathes sp.)
to be identified
close up
Madrepore Coral
aka. Double-star Coral (Diploastrea heliopora)
Madrepore Coral – close up
aka. Double-star Coral (Diploastrea heliopora)
Starflower Coral
(Astreopora myriophthalma)
Starflower Coral – close up
(Astreopora myriophthalma)
Zoanthid
(Palythoa sp.)
Zoanthid – close up
(Palythoa sp.)
Ring Coral
(Favia speciosa or Favia pallida) (picture by Martin Savage)
Ring Coral – close up
(Favia speciosa or Favia pallida) (picture by Martin Savage)
to be identified
Honeycomb Coral
(Favia sp.)
Honeycomb Coral
(Favia sp.)
Honeycomb Coral – close up
(Favia sp.)
to be identified
close up
Honeycomb Coral
(Goniastrea sp.)
Honeycomb Coral – close up
(Goniastrea sp.)
to be identified
close up
Honey Comb Coral
aka. Larger Star Coral (Favites abdita)
to be identified
to be identified
close up
to be identified
close up
Brain Coral
(Platygyra daedalea)
Brain Coral – close up
(Platygyra daedalea)
to be identified
close up
Large Brain Coral
(Symphyllia radians)
Large Brain Coral – close up
(Symphyllia radians)
Large Brain Coral
aka. Lobed Cup Coral – open polyps (Symphyllia radians or Lobophyllia hemprichii)
Open Brain Coral
(Symphyllia sp.)
Open Brain Coral – close up
(Symphyllia sp.)
Brain Coral – to be identified
close up
Branch Coral
aka. Jack Fruit Spined Coral (Hydnophora microconos)
Branch Coral
aka. Jack Fruit Spined Coral – green variant (Hydnophora microconos)
Branch Coral – close up
aka. Jack Fruit Spined Coral – green variant (Hydnophora microconos)
Mountain Coral
Hump Coral (Porites lutea)
Mountain Coral – close up
Hump Coral (Porites lutea)
Encrusting Fungia Coral
(Lithophyllon sp.)
Encrusting Fungia Coral – close up
(Lithophyllon sp.)
Vase Coral
aka. Disc Coral (Turbinaria frodens or Turbinaria mesenterina)
Vase Coral – close up
aka. Disc Coral (Turbinaria frodens or Turbinaria mesenterina)
Fine Spined Coral
aka. Rose Coral (Montipora crassituterculata or Montipora aequituberculata)
Fine Spined Coral – close up
aka. Rose Coral (Montipora crassituterculata or Montipora aequituberculata)
Flower Coral
(Pavona frondifera)
Flower Coral – close up
(Pavona frondifera)
Lettuce Coral
(Pavona decussata)
Lettuce Coral – close up
(Pavona decussata)
Flower Coral & Lettuce Coral comparison
Spiny Encrusting Coral
(Echinophyllia lamellosa)
Cabbage Coral
(Merulina sp.)
Cabbage Coral – close up
(Merulina sp.)
Starburst Coral
green variant (Galaxea sp.)
Starburst Coral
green variant (Galaxea sp.)
Starburst Coral
red variant (Galaxea sp.)
Starburst Coral – close up
red variant (Galaxea sp.)
to be identified
close up
to be identified
close up
Cauliflower Coral
(Pocillopora damicornis)
Cauliflower Coral – close up
(Pocillopora damicornis)
to be identified
close up
to be identified
close up
open polyps
Lettuce Coral
(Pectinia alcicornis)
Lettuce Coral – close up
(Pectinia alcicornis)
Funnel Coral
(Montipora capricornis)
Funnel Coral – close up
(Montipora capricornis)
to be identified
close up
to be identified
