order
Stony Corals
Scleractinia
Field notes
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- Faviidae 11 native
- Meandrinidae 5 native
- Poritidae 4 native
- Oculinidae 3 native
- Table and Staghorn Corals 3 native
- Agariciidae 3 native
- Cup Corals 3 native
- Pocilloporidae 3 native
- Eyed Coral 2 native
- Astrangiidae 2 native
- Merulinidae 2 native
- Rhizangiidae 2 native
- Cup Corals 1 native
- Montastraeidae 1 native
- Leptastreidae 1 native
- Astrocoeniidae 1 native
- Ivory Tube Coral 1 native
- Diploastraeidae
- Plerogyridae
- Psammocoridae
- Plesiastreidae
- Lobophylliidae
- Euphylliidae
- Flabellidae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native stony corals All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Cauliflower Coral
Pocillopora meandrina
1,725 observations
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Northern Star Coral
Astrangia poculata
1,659 observations
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Hump Coral
Porites lobata
1,161 observations
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Lamarck's Sheet Coral
Agaricia lamarcki
594 observations
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Crust Coral
Leptastrea purpurea
419 observations
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Blue Rice Coral
Montipora flabellata
256 observations
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Large Flower Coral
Mussa angulosa
177 observations