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CORAL REEFS SPECIES IN INDIA

Order : Scleractinia

Sub-Order : Astrocoeniina

Family : THAMNASTERIIDAE
 

Genus : Psammocora Dana

P.contigua (Esper)

P.digitata Milne Edwards & Haime

P.haimeana Milne Edwards & Haime

P.profundacella Gardiner

Family : POCILLOPORIDAE
 

Genus : Stylophora Schweigger

S.pistillata (Esper)

 

Genus : Seriatopora Lamarck

S.crassa Quelch

S.hystrix Dana

S.stellata Quelch

 

Genus : Pocillopora Lamarck

P.brevicornis Lamarck

P.damicornis (Linneaus)

P.ankeli Scheer and Pillai

P.lingulata Dana

P.meandrina var. nobilis Verrill

P.verrucosa (Ellis and Solander)

P.eydouxi Milne Edwards andHaime

 

Genus : Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime

Madracis sp.

Family : ACROPORIDAE
 

Genus : Acropora Oken

A. intermedia (Brook)

A. formosa (Dana)

A. valenciennesi Milne Edwards & 

Haime

A. abrotanoides (Lamarck)

A. gravida (Dana)

A. efflorescens (Dana)

A. conigera (Dana)

A. obscura (Brook)

A teres Verrill

A. nasuta (Dana)

A. secale (Studer)

A. corymbosa (Lamarck)

A. hyacinthus (Dana)

A. indica (Brook)

A. millepora (Ehrenberg)

A. pinguis Wells

A. brevicollis (Brook)

A. palifera (Lamarck)

A. nobillis (Dana)

A. humilis (Dana)

A. diversa (Brook)

A. hebes (Dana)= A. aspera

A. varibilis (Klunzinger)= A. vlida

A. squarrosa (Ehrenberg)

A. hemprichi (Ehrenberg)

A. forskali (Ehrenberg)

A. rambleri (B. Smith)

A.granulosa Milne Edwards and Haime

A. dumosa (Brook)

A. echinata (Dana)

A. multi-acuta Nemenzo

 

Genus : Astreopora de Balinville

A. myriophthalma (Lamarck)

A. listeri Bernard

 

Genus : Montipora de Blainville

M. subtilis Bernard

M. granulosa Bernard

M. explanata Brueggeman

M. exserta Quelch

M. digitata (Dana)

M. divaricata Brueggeman

M. cocosensis Vaughan

M. turgescens vaughan

M. manauliensis Pillai

M. monastriata (Forskal)

M. venosa (Ehrenberg)

M. spumosa (Lamarck)

M. tuberculosa (Lamarck)

M.jonesi Pillai

M. verrucosa (Lamarck)

M. peltiformis Bernard

M. verrilli Vaughan

M. hispida (Dana)

M. foliosa (Pallas)

M. composita Crossland

Suborder : Fungiina

Superfamily : Agariciicae

Family : AGARICIIDAE
 

Genus : Pavona Lamarck

P. explanulata (Lamarck)

P. xarifae Scheer and Pillai

P. varians (Verrill)

P. decussata (Dana)

P.praetorta (Dana) 

P. clavus (Dana)

P. maldivensis Gardiner

P. duerdeni Vaughan

P. divaricata (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Pachyseris Milne Edwards & Haime

L. papyracea (Dana)

 

Genus : Gardineroseris Scheer & Pillai

G. planulata (Dana)

 

Genus : Coeloseris Vaughan

C. mayeri Vaughan


 

Family : SIDERASTERIDAE
 

Genus : Siderastera de Blainville

S. savignyana Milne Edwards & Haime

 

Genus : Pseudosiderastrea Yabe & 

Sugiyama

P. tayami Yabe and Sugiyama

 

Genus : Cosctnaraea Milne Edwards & Haime

C. monile (Forskal)

Superfamily :FUNGIICAE

Family : FUNGIIDAE
 

Genus : Cycloseris Milne Edwards & 

Haime

C. cyclolites (Lamarck)

C. sinensis Milne Edwards and Haime

C. distorta (Michelin)

C. hexagonalis (Milne Edwards and Haime)

C. costulata (Ortman)

 

Genus : Fungia Lamarck

1. F. scutaria Lamarck

2. F. paumotensis Stutchberry

3. F somervilli Gardiner

4. F. echinata (Pallas)

5. F. repanda Dana

6. F. danai Milne Edwards & Haime

7. F. fungites (Linneaus)

Genus : Fungiacyathus Sars

1. F. symmetrica (Pourtales)

 

Genus : Herpoltha Eschscholtz

1. H. limax (Esper)

 

Genus : Polyphyllia Quoy and Gaimard

1. P. talpina (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Podabacia Milne Edwards &

Haime

1. P. crustacea (Pallas)

Superfamily : Poriticae

Family : PROTIDAE
 

Genus : Goniopora de Blainville

1. G. stokesi Milne Edwards and Haime

2. G. teruidens (Quelch)

3. G. nigra Pillai

4. G. minor Crossland

5. G. planulata (Ehrenberg)

 

Genus : Porites Link

1. P. solida (Forskal)

2. P. lobata Milne Edwards & Haime 

3. P. minicoiensis Pillai

4. P. lutea Milne Edwards & Haime

5. P. lichen Dana 

6. P. exserta Pillai

7. P. andrewsi Vaughan

8. P. eridani Umbgrove (=P. cylindrica)

9. P. compressa Dana

10. P. mannarensis Pillai

 

Genus : Alveopora Blainville

1. A. daedalea (Forskal)

Suborder : Favina

Subfamily : Faviinae
 

Genus : Piestastrea Milne Edwards & 

Haime

1. P. versipora (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Favia (Oken)

1. F. stelligera (Dana)

2. F. pallida (Dana)

3. F. speciosa (Dana)

4. F. flvus (Forskal)

5. F. rotumana (Gardiner)

6. F. valencinnesi Milne Edwards & Haime

 

Genus : Favites Link

1. F. abdita (Ellis and Solander)

2. F. halicora (Ehrenberg)

3. F. complanta (Dana)

4. F. flexuosa (Dana)

5. F. pentagona (Esper)

6. F. melicerum (Ehrenberg)

 

Genus : Goniastrea Milne Edwards & Haime

1. G. retiformis (Lamarck)

2. G. pectinata (Ehrenberg)

Genus : Platygyra Ehrenberg

1. P. daedalea (Ellis and Solander)

2. P. sinensis (Milne Edwards and Haime)

 

Genus : Leptoria Milne Edwards & Haime

1. L. phrygia (Ellis and Solander)

 

Genus : Oulophyllia Milne Edwards &Haime

1. O. crispa (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Hydnophora Fischer de Waldheim

1. H. microconos (Lamarck)

2. H exesa (Pallas)

3. H. laxa (Dana)

Subfamily : Moniastreinae
 

Genus : Diploastrea Mattai

1. D. helipoa (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Oulastrea Milne Edwards & Haime

1. D. heliopoa (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Oulastrea Milne Edwards & Haime

1. O. crispata (Lamarck)

 

Genus : Leptastrea Milne Edwards & Haime

1. L bottae (Milne Edwards and Haime)

2. L. purpurea (Dana)

3. L. tarnsversa Klunzinger

 

Genus : Cyphastrea Milne Edwards & Haime

1. C. microphthalma (Lamarck)

2. C. serailia (Forskal)

 

Genus : Echinopora Lamarck

1. E. lamellosa (Esper)

2. E. horrida Dana


 

Family : TRACHYPHYLLIDAE
 

Genus : Trachyphyllia MED & H

T.geoffroyi (Audouin)

Family : RHIZANGIIDAE
 

1. Genus : Culicia Dana

2. C. rubeola (Quoy and Gaimard)

 

Genus : Cladangia MED & H

1. C. exusta Luetken 

Family : OCULINIDAE
 

Genus : Galacea Oken

1. G. fascicularis (Linneaus)

2. G. clavus (Dana)

Family : MERULINIDAE
 

Genus : Merulina Ehrenberg

1. M. ampliata (Ellis and Solander)

 

Genus : Scacophyllia MED & H

1. S. cylindrica Milne Edwards & Haime

Family : MUSSIDAE
 

Genus : Lobophyllia de Blainville

L. corymbosa ( Froskal)

 

Genus : Acanthastra MED & H

1. A. simplex Crossland

2. A. echinata (Dana)

 

Genus : Symphyllia MED & H

1. S. nobilis (Dana)

2. S. radians Milne Edwards & Haime

Family : PECTINUDAE
 

Genus : Myceditum Oken 

1. M. elephantotus (Pallas)

 

Genus : Pectinia Oken

1. P. lactuca (Pallas)

Suborder : Caryophyllina

Family : CARYOPHYLLIDAE
 

Genus : Caryophyllia Lamarck

1. C. clavus Scacchi

2. C. arcuata Milne Edwards & Haime

3. C. Acanthocyathus grayi MED & H

 

Genus : Deltocyathus MED & H

1. D. andamanensis Alcock

 

Genus : Paracyathus MED & H

1. P. indicus Duncan

2. P. profundus Duncan

3. P. stokesi Milne Edwards and Haime

 

Genus : Polycyathus Duncan

1. P. verrilli Duncan 

2. P. andamanensis Alcock

 

Genus : Heterocyathus MED & H

1. H. aequicostatus MED & H

 

Genus : Stephanocyathus Seguenza

1. S. nobilis (Moseley)

 

Genus : Euphyllia Dana 

1. E. glabrescens (Chamisso & Eysenhardt)

 

Genus : Plerogyra MED & H

1. P. sinousa (Dana)

 

Genus : Physogyra Quelch 

1. P. lichtensteini MED & H

Family : FLABELLIDAE
 

Genus : Plactorochus MED & H

1. P. laevis Milne Edwards & Haime

Suborder : Dendrophyllina

Family : DENDROPHYLLIIDAE
 

Genus : Balanophyllia S. Wood

1. B. imperialis Kent

2. B scabra Alcock

3. B. affinis (Semper)

 

Genus : Endopsammia MED & H

1. E. philippinensis MED & H

 

Genus : Heterpsammia MED & H

1. H. michetini MED & H

 

Genus : Tubastrea Lesson

1. T. aurea (Quoy and Gaimard)

 

Genus : Dendrophyillia de Blainville

1. D coarctata Duncan

2. D. arbuscula V. der Horst

3. D. minuscula Bourne

4. D. micranthus (Ehrenberg)

5. D. indica Pillai

 

Genus : Enallopsammia Micheloti

1. E. amphelioides (Alcock)

2. E. marenzelleri Zibrowius

 

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