Sun Corals and Allies - Family: Dendrophylliidae
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Balanophyllia bairdiana
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Balanophyllia desmophyllioides
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Dendrophyllia sp. (possible occurrence)
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Pagoda Coral - Duncanopsammia peltata
Eguchipsammia japonica
Sunshine Coral - Tubastraea aurea
Orange Cup Coral - Tubastraea coccinea
Tubastraea diaphana
Turbinaria bifrons
Turbinaria frondens
Salad Coral - Turbinaria mesenterina
Turbinaria radicalis
Yellow Scroll Coral - Turbinaria bifrons
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
> Class: Anthozoa (Sea Anemones and Corals)
> Subclass: Hexacorallia (Hexacorallians)
> Order: Scleractinia (Stony Corals)
> Family: Dendrophylliidae (Sun Corals and Allies)
> Genus: Balanophylia (Acorn Cup Corals)
> Species: B. bairdiana
> Species: B. desmophyllioides
> Genus: Dendrophyllia ^ (Arborescent Sun Corals)
> Species: ?
> Genus: Duncanopsammia
> Species: D. peltata - Pagoda Coral
> Genus: Eguchipsammia
> Species: E. japonica
> Genus: Tubastraea (Sun Corals)
> Species: T. aurea - Sunshine Coral
> Species: T. coccinea - Orange Cup Coral
> Species: T. diaphana
> Genus: Turbinaria (Scroll Corals)
> Species: T. bifrons
> Species: T. frondens
> Species: T. mesenterina - Salad Coral
> Species: T. radicalis
> Species: T. reniformis - Yellow Scroll Coral
^ = possibly
* = likely
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