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Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Corals of National Park of American Samoa

 

 

 

 

Scientific Coral Names

 

 

Scientific Name
(Linked to Species Profile)
Samoan Name
Common Name
TSN
Acanthastrea echinata
53502
Acropora abrotanoides
52942
Acropora aculeus
52915
Acropora acuminata    
52891
Acropora austera
Staghorn Coral
52898
Acropora azura    
52916
Acropora caniculata
Acropora carduus
52926
Acropora clathrata    
52921
Acropora complanata      
Acropora cophodactyla
Acropora crateriformis
571773
Acropora cuneata    
52873
Acropora cytherea
Table Coral
52907
Acropora danai
52884
Acropora delicatula    
52945
Acropora digitifera
52864
Acropora divaricata
52922
Acropora donei
52904
Acropora elseyi
Bottlebrush Coral
52927
Acropora formosa
52890
Acropora gemmifera
52875
Acropora glauca
52882
Acropora globiceps
Acropora grandis
52889
Acropora horrida
52895
Acropora humilis
Finger Staghorn Coral
52868
Acropora hyacinthus
52910
Acropora irregularis
52869
Acropora latistella
52912
Acropora listeri
52888
Acropora lutkeni    
52920
Acropora microclados
52908
Acropora microphthalma
52893
Acropora monticulosa
52876
Acropora muricata    
Acropora nana
52914
Acropora nasuta
Branching Staghorn Coral
52870
Acropora nobilis
52886
Acropora ocellata
571792
Acropora palifera    
52871
Acropora palmera    
52885
Acropora paniculata   Fuzzy Table Coral
52909
Acropora polystoma    
52887
Acropora pulchra
52900
Acropora retusa
Acropora robusta
52883
Acropora samoensis
52877
Acropora secale
52919
Acropora spicifera
53130
Acropora squarrosa
52941
Acropora subulata
571807
Acropora surculosa
52872
Acropora tenuis
52902
Acropora valida
Bushy Staghorn Coral
52918
Acropora vaughani
52897
Acropora verweyi
52880
Acropora yongei
Yonge's Staghorn Coral
52906
Acropora sp.
52860
Alveopora allingi    
53234
Astreopora
52996
Astreopora elliptica    
Astreopora gracilis    
52999
Astreopora listera    
52998
Astreopora myriophthalma
52997
Astreopora randalli      
Coscinaraea columna
53097
Ctenactis echinata
53130
Cycloseris patelliformis
53139
Cyphastrea sp. Ocellated Coral
53343
Cyphastrea chalcidicum
53345
Cyphastrea microphthalma
53346
Cyphastrea serailia    
53344
Diploastrea heliopora
53335
Distichopora gracilis    
572080
Discosoma sp.
Disk Anemone
Echinophyllia aspera
53458
Echinopora sp.
53348
Echinopora gemmacea
53350
Echinopora hirsutissima
53351
Echinopora lamellosa
Spiny Plate Coral
53349
Favia favus
53271
Favia helianthoides
53277
Favia laxa    
53272
Favia matthaii
53270
Favia pallida
53265
Favia rotumana
53273
Favia speciosa
53264
Favia stelligera
53266
Favites abdita
53300
Favites chinensis
53308
Favites complanata
53304
Favites flexuosa
53302
Favites halicora
53301
Favites russelli
53306
Fungia concinna
53124
Fungia danae
53117
Fungia fungites
Mushroom Coral
53116
Fungia horrida
53120
Fungia paumotensis
53128
Fungia repanda
53123
Fungia scutaria Oval Mushroom Coral   
53127
Galaxea astreata    
53408
Galaxea fascicularis
53409
Gardineroseris planulata
Honeycomb Coral
53082
Goniastrea sp.
Goniastrea aspera    
53312
Goniastrea edwardsi
53311
Goniastrea favulus
53313
Goniastrea minuta
Goniastrea pectinata
53314
Goniastrea retiformis
53310
Goniopora fruiticosa
53226
Goniopora somaliensis
53219
Halomitra pileus
53158
Heliopora coerulea Blue Coral
52077
Herpolitha limax
53153
Hydnophora exesa
53444
Hydnophora microconos
53445
Hydnophora rigida
53442
Leptastrea bewickensis   Bewick Coral
53341
Leptastrea purpurea Crust Coral or Mosaic Coral 
53338
Leptastrea transversa
Transverse Coral
53339
Leptoria phrygia
53326
Leptoseris incrustans
Swelling Coral
572262
Leptoseris mycetoseroides
Ridge Coral
53043
Leptoseris yabei
53044
Lobophyllia corymbosa
53508
Lobophyllia hemprichii
53507
Lobophytum sp.
Leather Coral
Merulina
53434
Merulina ampliata
53435
Merulina scabricula
53436
Millepora dichotoma
Fire Coral
50881
Millepora exaesa
572283
Millepora murrayi
50887
Millepora platyphylla
Fire Coral
50882
Millepora tenella
Fire Coral
50884
Montastraea annuligera      
Montastraea curta
53257
Montastraea valenciennesi
53260
Montipora aequituberculata
52978
Montipora berryi
Montipora calcarea
52980
Montipora caliculata
52966
Montipora conicula
Montipora corbettensis
52975
Montipora efflorescens
52971
Montipora effusa
572301
Montipora ehrenbergii
Montipora elshneri
Montipora foliosa
52977
Montipora foveolata
52964
Montipora grisea
52973
Montipora hispida
52969
Montipora hoffmeisteri
52951
Montipora informis
52976
Montipora marshallensis      
Montipora millepora    
52953
Montipora mollis    
52954
Montipora monasteriata
52949
Montipora monticulosa
Montipora nodosa
52972
Montipora peltiformis
52956
Montipora socialis
52984
Montipora tuberculosa
52950
Montipora turgescens
Lumpy Rice Coral
52957
Montipora turtlensis
52955
Montipora venosa
52965
Montipora verrilli
Verrill's Ringed Rice Coral
Montipora verrucosa Rice Coral
52962
Mycedium elephantotus
53466
Oulophyllia
53327
Oulophyllia crispa
53328
Oxypora lacera    
53463
Pachyseris speciosa
53087
Palythoa sp
52433
Pavona cactus
Potato Chip Coral
53067
Pavona clavus
53070
Pavona decussata
53068
Pavona diffluens
53079
Pavona divaricata
53078
Pavona explanulata
53069
Pavona frondifera
53076
Pavona maldivensis   Maldive Coral
53074
Pavona minuta
53071
Pavona varians Corrugated Coral
53072
Pavona venosa
53073
Platygyra contorta
Platygyra daedalea
53318
Platygyra pini
53321
Platygyra sinensis
53320
Plerogyra sinuosa
53645
Pocillopora ankeli  
Pocillopora damicornis
Lace Coral   
53018
Pocillopora danae
Pocillopora elegans  
53023
Pocillopora eydouxi
Antler Coral   
53020
Pocillopora ligulata
Pocillopora meandrina
Cauliflower Coral   
53022
Pocillopora setcheli
Pocillopora verrucosa
53019
Pocillopora woodjonesi      
Porites
53178
Porites annae
Nodule Coral 
53202
Porites australiensis
53196
Porites cylindrica
53190
Porites horizontalata
572397
Porites lichen
Lichen Coral
53201
Porites lobata
Lobe Coral   
53194
Porites lutea
Mound Coral 
53192
Porites monticulosa      
Porites murrayensis    
53195
Porites nigrescens
53200
Porites rus
Plate-and-Pillar Coral   
53188
Porites solida
Solid Coral
53193
Porites superfusa      
Porites vaughni
53203
Psammocora contigua
52850
Psammocora digitata
52854
Psammocora haimeana
Haime's Lump Coral
52855
Psammocora profundacella
52856
Psammocora superficialis
Superficial Coral
52852
Sandalolitha robusta
53160
Sarcophyton sp.
Scapophyllia cylindrica
53440
Sinularia sp.   Leather Coral  
Stylarea punctata    
Stylaster elegans    
Stylaster gracilis    
50963
Stylocoeniella armata
52847
Stylocoeniella guentheri
52846
Stylophora pistillata      
Symphyllia recta
53516
Turbinaria mesenterina
53818
Turbinaria reniformis
53819
Turbinaria stellulata
53820
Turbinaria veluta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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