Hawaii Coral ID

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

“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

Order Zoanthidea - zoanthids Palythoa tuberculosa - rubber coral Zoanthus pacificus

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

Acropora cytheria Order Scleractinia Family Acroporidae Table coral

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

Family Faviidae: crust coral, ocellated coral Cyphastrae ocellina Leptastrea bottae Leptastrea purpurea Order Scleractinia

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

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

Family Poritidae: Finger coral, lobe coral, Evermann’s coral, plate and pillar coral Porites evermanniPorites rusPorites compressa Porites lobata Order Scleractinia

Family Thamastreidae Psammocora stellata Order Scleractinia

Non Reef-Building Corals ahermatypic

Family Dendrophyllidae Orange cup coral Tubastrea coccina

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

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

Alcyonacae Soft coral

Sea fan- Gorgonacae Sea pen- Pennatulacea

Telestacea Snowflake coral