Family Actiniidae

Actinia equina – Beadlet anemone
Actinia fragacea – Strawberry anemone
Anemonia viridis – Snakelocks anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica – Giant green anemone
Condylactis gigantea – Giant Caribbean anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor – Bulb-tentacle sea anemone
Phymanthea pluvia – Pluvia anemone
Urticina crassicornis – Mottled anemone

Family Actinodendronidae

Family Hormathiidae

Family Sagartiidae

Anthothoe stimpsonii – Stimpson’s anemone

Family Aiptasiidae

Bartholomea annulata – Corkscrew anemone

Family Stichodactylidae

Family Phymanthidae

Phymanthus crucifer – Rock flower anemone

Family Metridiidae

Metridium farcimen – Giant plumose anemone

Family Pocilloporidae

Family Euphyllidae

Euphyllia glabrescens – Torch coral
Fimbriaphyllia ancora – Anchor coral
Fimbriaphyllia divisa – Frogspawn coral

Family Plerogyridae

Blastomussa wellsi – Big polyp blastomussa coral
Nemenzophyllia turbida – Fox coral
Plerogyra sinuosa – Green bubble coral

Family Oculinidae

Family Meandrinidae

Eusmilia fastigiata – Smooth flower coral

Family Acroporidae

Acropora cytherea – Plate coral
Acropora grandis – Giant staghorn coral
Acropora muricata – Staghorn coral
Acropora valenciennesi – Giant table coral
Acropora valida – Staghorn coral
Alveopora spongiosa – Spongiose net coral
Montipora confusa – Finger coral

Family Siderastreidae

Family Agariciidae

Agaricia lamarcki – Lamarck’s sheet coral
Pavona maldivensis – Sunburst leaf coral

Family Fungiidae

Heliofungia actiniformis – Anemone coral

Family Pectiniidae

Family Merulinidae

Astraeosmilia tumida – Tumida finger coral
Catalaphyllia jardinei – Elegance coral
Caulastraea echinulata – Candy cane coral
Caulastraea furcata – Finger coral
Coelastrea palauensis – Palau lesser star coral
Dipsastraea favus – Head coral
Dipsastraea lizardensis – Lizard’s head coral
Dipsastraea maritima – Maritima head coral
Dipsastraea speciosa – Moon coral
Dipsastraea veroni – Veron’s knob coral
Echinopora forskaliana – Forskal’s chalice coral
Echinopora lamellosa – Blue chalice coral
Echinopora pacifica – Hedgehog coral
Merulina ampliata – Crispy crust coral
Mycedium elephantotus – Chinese lettuce coral
Paragoniastrea australensis – Lesser star coral
Platygyra daedalea – Lesser valley coral
Platygyra pini – Pini brain coral
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi – Open brain coral

Family Dendrophylliidae

Dendrophyllia cornigera – Yellow branching coral
Dendrophyllia ramea – True coral
Duncanopsammia axifuga – Duncan coral
Tubastraea coccinea – Orange sun coral
Tubastraea diaphana – Black sun coral
Tubastraea megacorallita – Bighead sun coral
Tubastraea micranthus – Green tube coral

Family Lobophylliidae

Acanthastrea echinata – Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea rotundoflora – Encrusting starry cup coral
Cynarina lacrymalis – Flat cup coral
Echinophyllia aspera -Chalice coral
Echinophyllia echinoporoides – Red stone coral
Echinophyllia patula – Chalice lime coral
Homophyllia bowerbanki – Bowerbank’s starry cup coral
Lobophyllia agaricia – Sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia flabelliformis – Large brain root coral
Lobophyllia hemprichii – Large brain root coral
Lobophyllia ishigakiensis – Ishigaki starry cup coral
Lobophyllia radians – Radial brain coral
Lobophyllia robusta – Lobed cactus coral
Lobophyllia rowleyensis – Rowley’s brain coral
Micromussa lordhowensis – Lord Howe’s starry cup coral
Sclerophyllia maxima – Maxima cup coral

Family Mussidae

Family Poritidae

Goniopora stokesi – Green flowerpot coral

Family Helioporidae

Family Milleporidae

Family Alcyoniidae

Alcyonium glomeratum – Red dead man’s fingers

Family Sarcophytidae

Sarcophyton glaucum – Rough leather coral
Sarcophyton trocheliophorum – Mushroom leather coral

Family Nephtheidae

Dendronephthya sp. – Thistle soft coral
Litophyton arboreum – Broccoli coral
Scleronephthya sp. – Flower tree coral

Family Plexauridae

Eunicea calyculata – Warty sea rod

Family Gorgoniidae

Eunicella cavolini – Yellow gorgonian
Gorgonia ventalina – Common sea fan

Family Corallidae

Corallium rubrum – Red coral

Family Briareidae

Family Anthothelidae

Family Xeniidae

Family Clavulariidae

Clavularia viridis – Palm tree polyps

Family Antipathidae

Family Cerianthidae

Cerianthus membranaceus – Cylinder anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus – Pacific tube anemone

Family Zoanthidae

Family Discosomidae

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer – Giant mushroom anemone
Discosoma nummiforme – Variable mushroom coral

Family Corallimorphidae

Corynactis californica – Californian jewel-anemone
Corynactis viridis – Atlantic jewel anemone

Family Sphenopidae

Family Catostylidae

Acromitus flagellatus – Flagellate jellyfish
Catostylus mosaicus – Blue blubber jellyfish

Family Mastigiidae

Mastigias papua – Golden medusa

Family Ulmaridae

Aurelia aurita – Moon jelly
Aurelia limbata – Brownbanded moon jelly

Family Pelagiidae

Chrysaora colorata – Purple-striped sea-nettle
Chrysaora fuscescens – West Coast sea-nettle
Chrysaora pacifica – Japanese sea-nettle
Chrysaora quinquecirrha – Atlantic sea nettle

Family Cepheidae

Cotylorhiza tuberculata – Fried-egg jellyfish

Family Phacellophoridae

Phacellophora camtschatica – Egg-yolk jellyfish

Family Cyaneidae

Cyanea capillata – Lion’s mane jellyfish

Family Linuchidae

Family Olindiidae

Olindias formosus – Flower hat jelly

Family Mastigiidae

Family Rhizostomatidae

Rhopilema esculentum – Flame jellyfish

Family Eirenidae

Family Cassiopeidae

Cassiopea andromeda – Common upside-down jellyfish
Cassiopea ornata – Ornate upside-down jellyfish
Cassiopea xamachana – Blue upside-down jellyfish

 

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