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The Stony or True Corals, Order Scleractinia

Bob Fenner

Scleractinia, stony corals in the Somo Somo Strait, Fiji.  

See Links to Files Below: 

Cnidaria, the Stinging-Celled Animals & FAQs

 Stinging-Celled Animal Husbandry: 

  Acclimating Symbiotic Reef Invertebrates to Captive Lighting by Anthony Calfo & FAQs

  Lighting Marine Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo & FAQs

  Growing Reef Corals by Anthony Calfo & FAQs

   Hydrozoans & FAQs:

     Fire Coral, Order Milleporina & FAQs

     The Lace Corals, Suborder Stylasterina & FAQs

     The Hydrozoans and Scyphozoans Called Jellies & FAQs

   Anthozoans:

      Ceriantipatharia:

         Black Corals, Order Antipatharia & FAQs

         Tube Anemones & FAQs

      Octocorallians

          Corallimorpharians (aka Mushrooms) & FAQs FAQs 2

          Zoanthids (aka Sea Buttons, Colonial Anemones) & FAQs

         Stolonifera:  Blue and Pipe Organ "Corals" & FAQs

             Mat/Star Polyps & FAQs,

           Sea Fans/Gorgonians & FAQs

         Soft Corals: Soft Corals, Order Alcyonacea & FAQsFAQs 2

         Soft Coral Propagation FAQs

         Soft Coral Health FAQs

               Xeniids/Pulsing Soft Corals & FAQs, FAQs 2

               Soft Corals of the Family Alcyoniidae (Toadstools and Such) & FAQs, FAQs 2,

               Soft Corals of the Family Nephtheidae & FAQs

                    Dendronephthya & FAQs

               Soft Corals of the Family Nidaliidae & FAQs

               Soft Corals of the Family Paralcyoniidae & FAQs

  Hexacorallians:

     Anemones & General FAQs 1, FAQs 2, FAQs 3, FAQs on: Anemone Selection, Anemone Health, Anemone Health II, Anemone  Placement, Anemone Reproduction, Anemone LightingAnemone Feeding

        Sebae Anemones, Heteractis crispa, Use in Marine Systems & FAQs, FAQs 2

          Magnificent Anemones, Heteractis magnifica & FAQs

        Bubble Tip Anemones, Entacmaea Quadricolor, Use in Marine Systems (by Jim Black) Recent Experiences with BTA's   by Marc Quattromani, and FAQs, FAQs 2

          Carpet Anemones, Use in Marine Aquariums & FAQs

          Aiptasia, Glass, Rock Anemones & General FAQs, Aiptasia Identification, Eradication by: Peppermint Shrimp, Butterflyfishes, Filefishes, Chemical Injection, Hypo/Hyper-Salinity, Other Pest Anemones.

         Anemones of the Tropical West Atlantic & FAQs

          Cool to Cold Water Anemones & FAQs

          Dyed Anemones, A Sham and Scam & FAQs

     Stony Corals:  Stony/True Corals, Order Scleractinia & FAQs Stony FAQs 2

    Coral System Set-Up & FAQs

        Coral System Lighting & FAQs

     Coral Placement & FAQS    

     Stony Coral Selection & FAQs

     Stony Coral Feeding & FAQs

     Stony Coral Disease & FAQs 

     Propagation & FAQs, Open Brain Reproduction Report & FAQs          

    The Tragedy of Artificially Colored Live Corals & FAQs

          Large Polyp Stony Corals & FAQs

                Euphyllids/Caryophyllid Corals & FAQs, FAQs 2,

                       Elegance Corals (Catalaphyllia jardinei) & FAQs, FAQs 2

                 Dendrophylliids I Have Known & FAQs

                 Brains and More/Less, Family Faviidae & FAQs

                 Plate Corals, Family Fungiidae & FAQs

                 Mussid Corals, Family Mussidae & FAQs

                 Oculinid/Galaxy Corals & FAQs

                 Rose Coral, Family Trachyphylliidae & FAQs

                    Open Brain Reproduction Report & FAQs

          Small Polyp Stony Corals & FAQs

               Staghorn Corals,  Family Acroporidae & FAQs, More Montipora Pix

               Agariciid Corals & FAQs

               Astrocoeniid Corals & FAQs

               Merulinid Corals & FAQs

               Pectiniid Corals, Family Pectiniidae & FAQs

               Pocilloporid Corals & FAQs   

                Poritid Corals, Family Poritidae & FAQs, Genera: Alveopora, Goniopora, Porites 

               Siderastreid Corals & FAQs


Family Fungiidae:

A Fungiid coral in the Red Sea

Bibliography/Further Reading:

Coral Search

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.

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. 


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