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Discover the fascinating world of Hawaiian corals, including stony corals, jellyfish, and sea pens. Learn about reef builders and unique species such as rice coral and rubber coral. Dive into the vibrant marine life in Hawaii's waters!
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Phylum Cnideria Class Hydrozoa-hydroids Class Scyphozoa- jellyfish Class Cubozoa- box jellies and sea wasps Class Anthozoa Subclass Hexacorallia- zoanthids, hermatypic corals Order Scleractinia- reef builders Order Zoanthidea- zoanthids Subclass Ceriantipitharia- tube anenomes, black corals, thorny corals Subclass Octocoralia- ahermatypic, octocorals, blue 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 Zoanthus pacificus Palythoa tuberculosa - rubber coral
Order Scleractinia Family Acroporidae: rice coral Montipora patula Montipora flabellata Montipora verrucosa Montipora capitata
Order Scleractinia Family Acroporidae Table coral Acropora cytheria
Order Scleractinia Family Agariciidae: flat lobe coral, corrugated coral Flat lobe Pavona duerdeni corrugated Pavona varians
Order Scleractinia Family Faviidae: crust coral, ocellated coral Leptastrea bottae Cyphastrae ocellina Leptastrea purpurea
Order Scleractinia Family Fungiidae: Humpback coral, mushroom coral mushroom Fungia scutaria
Family Pocilloporidae: Lace coral, antler coral, and cauliflower coral Order Scleractinia lace Pocillopora damicornis antler cauliflower Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora meaandrina
Order Scleractinia Family Poritidae: Finger coral, lobe coral, Evermann’s coral, plate and pillar coral Porites lobata Porites evermanni Porites rus Porites compressa
Order Scleractinia Family Thamastreidae Psammocora stellata
Non Reef-Building Corals ahermatypic
Family Dendrophyllidae Orange cup coral Tubastrea coccina
Family Antipathiidae Black coral, wire coral, - not an octocoral Black coral Wire coral Both feed on zooplankton
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
Soft coral Alcyonacae
Sea fan- Gorgonacae Sea pen- Pennatulacea
Telestacea Snowflake coral