CORAL REEFS SPECIES IN
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
Order : Scleractinia
Sub-Order : Astrocoeniina
Family : THAMNASTERIIDAE
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Genus : Psammocora Dana
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P.contigua (Esper)
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P.profundacella Gardiner
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Family : POCILLOPORIDAE
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Genus : Stylophora Schweigger
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S.pistillata (Esper)
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Genus : Seriatopora Lamarck
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S.crassa Quelch
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S.hystrix Dana
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S.stellata Quelch
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Genus : Pocillopora Lamarck
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P.brevicornis Lamarck
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P.damicornis (Linneaus)
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P.ankeli Scheer
and Pillai
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P.meandrina var. nobilis
Verrill
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P.verrucosa (Ellis and Solander)
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P.eydouxi Milne Edwards andHaime
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Genus : Madracis Milne
Edwards & Haime
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Madracis sp.
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Family : ACROPORIDAE
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Genus : Acropora Oken
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A. formosa (Dana)
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A. gravida (Dana)
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A. efflorescens (Dana)
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A. conigera (Dana)
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A. secale (Studer)
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A. hyacinthus (Dana)
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A. millepora (Ehrenberg)
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A. pinguis Wells
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A. palifera (Lamarck)
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A. nobillis (Dana)
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A. humilis (Dana)
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A. diversa (Brook)
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A. varibilis (Klunzinger)=
A. vlida
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A. rambleri (B. Smith)
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A.granulosa Milne Edwards and Haime
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A. dumosa (Brook)
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A. multi-acuta Nemenzo
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Genus : Astreopora de Balinville
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A. listeri Bernard
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Genus : Montipora de Blainville
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M. digitata (Dana)
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M. divaricata Brueggeman
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M. cocosensis Vaughan
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M. turgescens Bernard
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M. peltiformis Bernard
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M. foliosa (Pallas)
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M. composita Crossland
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Suborder : Fungiina
Superfamily : Agariciicae
Family : AGARICIIDAE
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Genus : Pavona Lamarck
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P. explanulata (Lamarck)
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P. xarifae Scheer
and Pillai
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P. varians (Verrill)
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P. decussata (Dana)
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P. clavus (Dana)
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P. duerdeni Vaughan
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Genus : Pachyseris Milne
Edwards & Haime
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P. rugosa (Lamarck)
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P. speciosa (Dana)
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Genus : Leptoseris Milne
Edwards & Haime
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L. papyracea (Dana)
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L. fragilis Milne Edwards & Haime
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Genus : Gardineroseris Scheer & Pillai
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G. planulata (Dana)
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Genus : Coeloseris Vaughan
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C. mayeri Vaughan
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Family : SIDERASTERIDAE
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Genus : Pseudosiderastrea Yabe
& Sugiyama
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P. tayami Yabe and Sugiyama
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Superfamily :FUNGIICAE
Family : FUNGIIDAE
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Genus : Cycloseris Milne Edwards
& Haime
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C. sinensis Milne Edwards and Haime
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C. distorta (Michelin)
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C. hexagonalis (Milne Edwards and Haime)
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C. costulata (Ortman)
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Genus : Fungia Lamarck
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F. scutaria Lamarck
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F. paumotensis Stutchberry
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F somervilli Gardiner
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F. echinata (Pallas)
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F. repanda Dana
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F. danai Milne Edwards & Haime
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F. horrida Dana
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F. fungites (Linneaus)
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Genus : Fungiacyathus Sars
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F. symmetrica (Pourtales)
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Genus : Herpoltha Eschscholtz
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H. limax (Esper)
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Genus : Polyphyllia Quoy and Gaimard
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P. talpina (Lamarck)
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Superfamily : Poriticae
Family : PROTIDAE
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Genus : Goniopora de Blainville
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G. stokesi Milne Edwards and Haime
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G. teruidens (Quelch)
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G. planulata (Ehrenberg)
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Genus : Porites Link
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P. solida (Forskal)
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P. lobata Milne Edwards & Haime
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P. lutea Milne Edwards & Haime
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P. eridani Umbgrove
(=P. cylindrica)
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Genus : Alveopora Blainville
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A. daedalea (Forskal)
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Suborder : Favina
Subfamily : Faviinae
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Genus : Piestastrea Milne Edwards
& Haime
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P. versipora (Lamarck)
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Genus : Favia (Oken)
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F. stelligera (Dana)
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F. pallida (Dana)
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F. speciosa (Dana)
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F. flvus (Forskal)
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F. rotumana (Gardiner)
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F. valencinnesi Milne Edwards & Haime
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Genus : Favites Link
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F. abdita (Ellis and Solander)
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F. halicora (Ehrenberg)
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F. complanta (Dana)
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F. flexuosa (Dana)
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Genus : Goniastrea Milne Edwards
& Haime
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G. retiformis (Lamarck)
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G. pectinata (Ehrenberg)
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Genus : Platygyra Ehrenberg
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P. daedalea (Ellis and Solander)
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P. sinensis (Milne Edwards and Haime)
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Genus : Leptoria Milne Edwards
& Haime
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L. phrygia (Ellis and Solander)
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Genus : Oulophyllia Milne
Edwards &Haime
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O. crispa (Lamarck)
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Genus : Hydnophora Fischer de Waldheim
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H. microconos (Lamarck)
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H exesa (Pallas)
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H. laxa (Dana)
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Subfamily : Moniastreinae
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Genus : Diploastrea Mattai
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D. helipoa (Lamarck)
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Genus : Oulastrea Milne
Edwards & Haime
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O. crispata (Lamarck)
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Genus : Leptastrea Milne Edwards
& Haime
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L bottae (Milne Edwards and Haime)
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L. purpurea (Dana)
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L. tarnsversa Klunzinger
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Genus : Cyphastrea Milne Edwards
& Haime
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C. microphthalma (Lamarck)
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C. serailia (Forskal)
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Genus : Echinopora Lamarck
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E. lamellosa (Esper)
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E. horrida Dana
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Family : TRACHYPHYLLIDAE
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Genus : Trachyphyllia MED & H
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T.geoffroyi (Audouin)
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Family : RHIZANGIIDAE
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Genus : Culicia Dana
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C. rubeola (Quoy
and Gaimard)
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Family : OCULINIDAE
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Genus : Galacea Oken
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G. fascicularis (Linneaus)
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G. clavus (Dana)
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Family : MERULINIDAE
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Genus : Merulina Ehrenberg
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M. ampliata (Ellis and Solander)
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Genus : Scacophyllia MED & H
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S. cylindrica Milne Edwards & Haime
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Family : MUSSIDAE
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Genus : Lobophyllia de
Blainville
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L. corymbosa ( Froskal)
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Genus : Symphyllia MED & H
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1. S. nobilis (Dana)
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2. S. radians Milne Edwards & Haime
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Family : PECTINUDAE
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Genus : Myceditum Oken
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M. elephantotus (Pallas)
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Genus : Pectinia Oken
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P. lactuca (Pallas)
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Suborder : Caryophyllina
Family : CARYOPHYLLIDAE
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Genus : Caryophyllia Lamarck
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C. clavus Scacchi
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C. arcuata Milne Edwards & Haime
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C. Acanthocyathus grayi
MED & H
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Genus : Paracyathus MED & H
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P. indicus Milne Duncan
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Genus : Polycyathus Duncan
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P. verrilli Duncan
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P. andamanensis Alcock
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Genus : Heterocyathus MED & H
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H. aequicostatus MED & H
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Genus : Euphyllia Dana
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E. glabrescens (Chamisso
& Eysenhardt)
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Genus : Plerogyra MED & H
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P. sinousa (Dana)
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Genus : Physogyra Quelch
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P. lichtensteini MED & H
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Family : FLABELLIDAE
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Genus : Placotrochus MED &
H
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P. laevis Milne Edwards & Haime
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Suborder : Dendrophyllina
Family : DENDROPHYLLIIDAE
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Genus : Balanophyllia S. Wood
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B. imperialis Kent
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B scabra Alcock
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Genus : Heterpsammia MED & H
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H.michelini MED & H
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Genus : Tubastrea Lesson
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T. aurea (Quoy
and Gaimard)
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Genus : Dendrophyillia de Blainville
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D. arbuscula V. der
Horst
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D. minuscula Bourne
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D. micranthus (Ehrenberg)
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Genus : Enallopsammia Micheloti
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E. amphelioides (Alcock)
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E. marenzelleri Zibrowius
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