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Common Name Index to Corals

Many common names for corals are widely used, but there is little uniformity and only a few names are applied to individual species or even genera.

Corals of National Park of American Samoa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Name
Scientific Name
(Linked to Species Profile)
Samoan Name
TSN
Antler Coral    Pocillopora eydouxi
53020
Bewick Coral Leptastrea bewickenisi
53341
Blue Coral Heliopora coerulea
52077
Bottlebrush Coral Acropora elseyi
52927
Branching Staghorn Coral Acropora nasuta
52870
Bushy Staghorn Coral Acropora valida
52918
Cauliflower Coral    Pocillopora meandrina
53022
Corrugated Coral Pavona varians
53072
Crust Coral  Leptastrea purpurea
53338
Disk Anemone Discosoma sp.
Finger Staghorn Coral Acropora humilis
52868
Fire Coral Millepora sp
Fuzzy Table Coral Acropora paniculata
52909
Haime's Lump Coral Psammocora haimeana
52855
Honeycomb Coral Gardineroseris planulata
53082
Lace Coral    Pocillopora damicornis
53018
Leather Coral    Lobophytum sp.
Leather Coral    Sinularia sp.
Lichen Coral    Porites lichen
53201
Lobe Coral    Porites lobata
53194
Lumpy Rice Coral Montipora turgescens
52957
Maldive Coral Pavona maldivensis
53074
Mosaic Coral  Leptastrea purpurea
53338
Mound Coral    Porites lutea
53192
Mushroom Coral  Fungia fungites
53116
Nodule Coral    Porites annae
53202
Ocellated Coral Cyphastrea
53343
Oval Mushroom Coral  Fungia scutaria
53127
Plate-and-Pillar Coral    Porites rus
53188
Potato Chip Coral Pavona cactus
53067
Rice Coral Montipora verrucosa
52962
Ridge Coral Leptsoseris mycetoseroides
53042
Soft Corals    Alcyoniidae
Solid Coral    Porites solida
53193
Spiny Plate Coral Echinopora lamellosa
53349
Staghorn Coral Acropora austera
52898
Stinging Coral Millepora sp
Superficial Coral Psammocora superficialis
52852
Swelling Coral Leptsoseris incrustans
572262
Table Coral Acropora cytherea
52907
Transverse Coral  Leptastrea transversa
53339
Verrill's Ringed Rice Coral Montipora verrilli
Yonge's Staghorn Coral Acropora yongei
52906
Zoanthid Zoanthidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

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