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Living coral: Acropora
Acropora — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Albert Kok · Source · Public domainResized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Acropora reef corals

Acropora

Acropora includes many stony-coral species with branching, bushy and table-like forms.

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Living coral: Caulastraea furcata
Photo: David Siu · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Candy cane coral

Caulastraea furcata

Caulastraea furcata, often called candy cane or trumpet coral, forms separate fleshy heads on a branching calcareous skeleton.

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Living coral: Discosoma nummiforme
Discosoma nummiforme — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Emőke Dénes · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Discosoma mushroom corals

Discosoma

Discosoma are disc-shaped corallimorphs often sold as mushroom corals.

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Living coral: Duncanopsammia axifuga
Photo: User:Haplochromis · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Duncan coral

Duncanopsammia axifuga

Duncanopsammia axifuga forms a branching colony with conspicuous, flower-like polyps.

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Living coral: Fimbriaphyllia ancora
Fimbriaphyllia ancora — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Hammer coral

Fimbriaphyllia

Hammer corals stand out through the broad, often anchor-shaped tips of their moving tentacles.

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Living coral: Montipora digitata
Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Montipora digitata

Montipora digitata

Montipora digitata is a branching stony coral with small polyps over a relatively fine surface.

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Living coral: Xenia umbellata
Xenia umbellata — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Pulsing Xenia

Xenia

Xenia is a genus of soft corals, many traded forms of which have rhythmically opening and closing polyps.

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Living coral: Ricordea florida
Photo: Robert Howie · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Ricordea florida

Ricordea florida

Ricordea florida is a colourful corallimorph with conspicuous rounded tentacles on its oral disc.

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Living coral: Sarcophyton glaucum
Sarcophyton glaucum — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Toadstool leather coral

Sarcophyton

Sarcophyton is a genus of leather corals with a substantial stalk and often broadly expanding cap.

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Living coral: Euphyllia glabrescens
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Marine · corals

Torch coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

Euphyllia glabrescens is a stony coral whose long tentacles move conspicuously with the water.

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Living coral: Zoanthus
Zoanthus — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Kazvorpal · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Zoanthus colonies

Zoanthus

Zoanthus forms colonies of button-like polyps that can spread across a surface as colourful mats.

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