Hawaii Coral ID

Phylum CnideriaPhylum CnideriaClass Hydrozoa-hydroidsClass Hydrozoa-hydroidsClass Scyphozoa- jellyfishClass Scyphozoa- jellyfishClass Cubozoa- box jellies and sea waspsClass Cubozoa- box jellies and sea waspsClass AnthozoaClass Anthozoa Subclass Hexacorallia- Subclass Hexacorallia- zoanthids, hermatypic coralszoanthids, hermatypic corals

Order Scleractinia- Order Scleractinia- reef buildersreef builders

Order Zoanthidea- Order Zoanthidea- zoanthidszoanthids Subclass Ceriantipitharia- Subclass Ceriantipitharia- tube anenomes, black corals, tube anenomes, black corals,

thorny coralsthorny corals

Subclass Octocoralia- Subclass Octocoralia- ahermatypic, octocorals, blue ahermatypic, octocorals, blue coralcoral

Order Helioporacea- Order Helioporacea- blue coralblue coral

Order Alyconacea- Order Alyconacea- leather coralsleather corals

Order Pennatulacea- Order Pennatulacea- sea pen sea pen

“True” Stony CoralsHermatypic- reef building, zooxanthellae

Common species:• Acroporidae- table• Acroporidea- rice • Agariciidae- flat lobe, corregated• Faviidae- crust, ocellated• Fungiidae- humpback, mushroom• Pocilloporidae- lace, antler, cauliflower• Poritidae- finger, lobe, plate• Thamastreidae

Order Zoanthidea - zoanthids

Palythoa tuberculosa - rubber coral

Zoanthus pacificus

Family Acroporidae: rice coral

Montipora flabellata Montipora patula

Montipora capitata Montipora verrucosa

Order Scleractinia

Acropora cytheria

Order Scleractinia

Family AcroporidaeTable coral

Family Agariciidae: flat lobe coral, corrugated coral

Pavona duerdeni Pavona variansFlat lobe corrugated

Order Scleractinia

Family Faviidae:crust coral, ocellated coral

Cyphastrae ocellina

Agassiz's Coral(Cyphastrea agassizi(Formally Leptastrea bottae)

Leptastrea purpurea

Order Scleractinia

Family Fungiidae:

Humpback coral, mushroom coral

Fungia scutaria

mushroom

Order Scleractinia

Family Pocilloporidae:Lace coral, antler coral, and cauliflower coral

Pocillopora damicornis

lace

Pocillopora eydouxi

antler

Pocillopora meaandrina

cauliflower

Order Scleractinia

Family Poritidae:

Finger coral, lobe coral, Evermann’s coral, plate and pillar coral

Porites evermanni Porites rus Porites compressa

Porites lobata

Order Scleractinia

Family Thamastreidae

Psammocora stellata

Order Scleractinia

Non Reef-Building Coralsahermatypic

Family DendrophyllidaeOrange cup coral

Tubastrea coccina

Family Antipathiidae

Black coral, wire coral, - not an octocoral

Both feed on zooplankton

Wire coralBlack coral

Phylum CnidariaClass Anthozoa Subclass Octocorallia

• Order Alcyonacae- soft coral• Order Coenothyecalia- blue coral (not found in

Hawaii)• Order Gorgonacea- sea fans• Order Pennatulacea- sea pens• Order Telestacea- snowflake corals

Alcyonacae

Soft coral

Sea fan- Gorgonacae

Sea pen- Pennatulacea

Telestacea Snowflake coral

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