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Genus Oulophyllia. Convex or hemispherical colonies of meandering
valleys with corallites arranged in short, discontinuous valleys (wider than
Platygyra; 10-20mm wide; thin, lamellar in Leptoria). /WA Corals: massive
or thick encrusting plates • corallites monocentric or in rows (meandroid) •
large deep valleys >2cm wide • large septal teeth • distinctive colonies Genus Pleasiastrea (Lamarck 1816):
colonies massive or encrusting usually cryptic • corallites small
(<1cm), round and exsert • distinct paliform lobe • extratentacular
budding • very common on temperate reefs Genus Platygyra Ehrenberg 1834. Brain Corals. Massive colonies that
are either flat or rough boulder-like. Centers of corallites (columellae) are
sponge-like. If you look closely you can see rows of mouths along the valleys. Coelastrea
is a synonym for Platygyra according to COTW. /WA Corals: massive, encrusting •
corallites are ceroid • septa have fine teeth • obvious paliform lobes • budding
intratentacular
Genus Solanastrea :
Mixed Color Faviids:
Bibliography/Further Reading: Borneman, Eric H. 2001. Aquarium Corals; Selection, Husbandry and Natural History. Microcosm-TFH NJ, USA. 464 pp. Fossa, Svein A. & Alf Jacob Nilsen. 1998 (1st ed.). The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium, v.2 (Cnidarians). Bergit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 479pp. Gutierrez, Santiago. 1990. From a reef's point of view. Montastrea annularis and cavernosa. FAMA 9/90. Hoover, John. 1998. Hawai'i's Sea Creatures. A Guide to Hawai'i's Marine Invertebrates. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu HI. 366pp. Humann, Paul. 1993. Reef Coral Identification; Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. 239pp. Veron, J.E.N. 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. U. of HI press, Honolulu. 644 pp. Veron, J.E.N. 2000. Corals of the World. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Queensland, Australia. three volumes. |
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