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Hawaii Coral ID

A comprehensive guide to identifying the different types of coral found in Hawaii, including reef builders, true stony corals, and non-reef building corals. Learn about their characteristics, common species, and their role in the ecosystem.

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Hawaii Coral ID

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  1. Hawaii Coral ID

  2. Phylum Cnideria Class Hydrozoa-hydroids Class Scyphozoa- jellyfish Class Cubozoa- box jellies and sea wasps Class Anthozoa Subclass Hexacorallia- zoanthids, hermatypic corals Order Scleractinia- reef builders Order Zoanthidea- zoanthids Subclass Ceriantipitharia- tube anenomes, black corals, thorny corals Subclass Octocoralia- ahermatypic, octocorals, blue coral Order Helioporacea- blue coral Order Alyconacea- leather corals Order Pennatulacea- sea pen

  3. “True” Stony Corals Hermatypic- 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

  4. Order Zoanthidea - zoanthids Zoanthus pacificus Palythoa tuberculosa - rubber coral

  5. Order Scleractinia Family Acroporidae: rice coral Montipora patula Montipora flabellata Montipora verrucosa Montipora capitata

  6. Order Scleractinia Family Acroporidae Table coral Acropora cytheria

  7. Order Scleractinia Family Agariciidae: flat lobe coral, corrugated coral Flat lobe corrugated Pavona duerdeni Pavona varians

  8. Order Scleractinia Family Faviidae: crust coral, ocellated coral Agassiz's Coral (Cyphastrea agassizi (Formally Leptastrea bottae) Cyphastrae ocellina Leptastrea purpurea

  9. Order Scleractinia Family Fungiidae: Humpback coral, mushroom coral mushroom Fungia scutaria

  10. Family Pocilloporidae: Lace coral, antler coral, and cauliflower coral Order Scleractinia lace Pocillopora damicornis antler cauliflower Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora meaandrina

  11. Order Scleractinia Family Poritidae: Finger coral, lobe coral, Evermann’s coral, plate and pillar coral Porites lobata Porites evermanni Porites rus Porites compressa

  12. Order Scleractinia Family Thamastreidae Psammocora stellata

  13. Non Reef-Building Corals ahermatypic

  14. Family Dendrophyllidae Orange cup coral Tubastrea coccina

  15. Family Antipathiidae Black coral, wire coral, - not an octocoral Black coral Wire coral Both feed on zooplankton

  16. Phylum Cnidaria • Class 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

  17. Soft coral Alcyonacae

  18. Sea fan- Gorgonacae Sea pen- Pennatulacea

  19. Telestacea Snowflake coral

  20. QUIZ

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