CORAL
REEFS SPECIES IN GULF OF MANNAR
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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Family : POCILLOPORIDAE
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Genus : Pocillopora
Lamarck
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P.damicornis (Linneaus)
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P.verrucosa (Ellis and Solander)
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P.eydouxi Milne Edwards
and Haime
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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. valenciennesi Milne
Edwards &
Haime
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A. obscura (Brook)
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A. corymbosa (Lamarck)
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A. hyacinthus (Dana)
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A. indica (Brook)
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A. millepora (Ehrenberg)
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A. brevicollis (Brook)
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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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Genus : Astreopora
de Balinville
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A. myriophthalma (Lamarck)
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Genus : Montipora
de Blainville
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M. subtilis Bernard
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M. granulosa Bernard
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M. explanata Brueggeman
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M. exserta Quelch
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M. digitata (Dana)
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M. divaricata Brueggeman
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M. turgescens Bernard
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M. manauliensis Pillai
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M. monastriata (Forskal)
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M. venosa (Ehrenberg)
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M. spumosa (Lamarck)
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M. tuberculosa (Lamarck)
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M.jonesi Pillai
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M. verrucosa (Lamarck)
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M. verrilli Vaughan
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M. hispida (Dana)
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M. foliosa (Pallas)
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Suborder : Fungiina
Superfamily : Agariciicae
Family : AGARICIIDAE
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Genus : Pavona Lamarck
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P. varians (Verrill)
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P. decussata (Dana)
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P.praetorta (Dana)
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P. duerdeni Vaughan
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P. divaricata (Lamarck)
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Genus : Pachyseris
Milne Edwards & Haime
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P. rugosa (Lamarck)
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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 : Siderastera
de Blainville
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S. savignyana Milne
Edwards & Haime
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Genus : Pseudosiderastrea
Yabe &
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Sugiyama
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P. tayami Yabe and
Sugiyama
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Genus : Cosctnaraea
Milne Edwards & Haime
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C. monile (Forskal)
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Superfamily :FUNGIICAE
Family : FUNGIIDAE
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Genus : Cycloseris
Milne Edwards &
Haime
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C. cyclolites (Lamarck)
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Superfamily : Poriticae
Family : PROTIDAE
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Genus : Goniopora
de Blainville
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1. G. stokesi Milne
Edwards and Haime
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3. G. nigra Pillai
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5. G. planulata
(Ehrenberg)
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Genus : Porites
Link
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1. P. solida (Forskal)
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4. P. lutea Milne Edwards
& Haime
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5. P. lichen Dana
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6. P. exserta Pillai
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Suborder : Favina
Subfamily : Faviinae
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Genus : Favia (Oken)
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1. F. stelligera (Dana)
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2. F. pallida (Dana)
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3. F. speciosa (Dana)
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4. F. flvus (Forskal)
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6. F. valencinnesi Milne
Edwards & Haime
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Genus : Favites
Link
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1. F. abdita (Ellis and Solander)
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2. F. halicora
(Ehrenberg)
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3. F. complanta (Dana)
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5. F. pentagona (Esper)
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6. F. melicerum
(Ehrenberg)
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Genus : Goniastrea
Milne Edwards & Haime
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1. G. retiformis (Lamarck)
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2. G. pectinata
(Ehrenberg)
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Genus : Platygyra
Ehrenberg
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1. P. daedalea (Ellis
and Solander)
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2. P. sinensis (Milne
Edwards and Haime)
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Genus : Leptoria
Milne Edwards & Haime
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1. L. phrygia (Ellis and Solander)
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Genus : Oulophyllia
Milne Edwards &Haime
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1. O. crispa (Lamarck)
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Genus : Hydnophora
Fischer de Waldheim
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1. H. microconos (Lamarck)
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2. H exesa (Pallas)
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Subfamily : Moniastreinae
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Genus : Leptastrea
Milne Edwards & Haime
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2. L. purpurea (Dana)
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3. L. tarnsversa Klunzinger
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Genus : Cyphastrea
Milne Edwards & Haime
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1. C. microphthalma (Lamarck)
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2. C. serailia (Forskal)
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Genus : Echinopora
Lamarck
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2. E. horrida Dana
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Family : RHIZANGIIDAE
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1. Genus : Culicia
Dana
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2. C. rubeola (Quoy and Gaimard)
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Genus : Cladangia
MED & H
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1. C. exusta Luetken
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Family : OCULINIDAE
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Genus : Galacea Oken
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1. G. fascicularis (Linneaus)
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2. G. clavus (Dana)
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Family : MUSSIDAE
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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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1. M. elephantotus
(Pallas)
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Suborder : Caryophyllina
Family : CARYOPHYLLIDAE
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Genus : Paracyathus
MED & H
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2. P. profundus Duncan
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Genus : Polycyathus
Duncan
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1. P. verrilli Duncan
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Genus : Heterocyathus
MED & H
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1. H. aequicostatus MED
& H
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Suborder : Dendrophyllina
Family : DENDROPHYLLIIDAE
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Genus : Balanophyllia
S. Wood
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3. B. affinis (Semper)
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Genus : Endopsammia
MED & H
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1. E. philippinensis MED
& H
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Genus : Heterpsammia
MED & H
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1. H. michetini MED &
H
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Genus : Tubastrea
Lesson
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1. T. aurea (Quoy and Gaimard)
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Genus : Dendrophyillia
de Blainville
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1. D coarctata Duncan
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5. D. indica Pillai
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