Cauliflower Corals and Allies - Family: Pocilloporidae
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Pocillopora aliciae
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Lace Coral - Pocillopora damicornis
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Cauliflower Coral - Pocillopora verrucosa (possible occurrence)
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Birdsnest Coral - Seriatopora hystrix
Hood Coral - Stylophora pistillata
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
> Class: Anthozoa (Sea Anemones and Corals)
> Subclass: Hexacorallia (Hexacorallians)
> Order: Scleractinia (Stony Corals)
> Family: Pocilloporidae (Cauliflower Corals and Allies)
> Genus: Pocillopora
> Species: P. aliciae
> Species: P. damicornis - Lace Coral
> Species: P. verrucosa - Cauliflower Coral ^
> Genus: Seriatopora
> Species: S. hystrix - Birdsnest Coral
> Genus: Stylophora
> Species: S. pistillata - Hood Coral
^ = possibly
* = likely
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