Scleractinia of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Venkataraman, K., Raghunathan, C., Raghuraman, R., Sivaperuman, C., Sreeraj, C. R., Immanuel, Titus and Yogesh Kumar, J. S.
pp 1 - 304 | November 2012
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Chapter 1 - Introduction- Chapter 2 - National Coral Reef Research Institute (NCRI)
- Chapter 3 - Reef Associated Fauna
- Chapter 4 - Coral Biology
- Chapter 5 - Coral Identification
- Chapter 6 - Systematics of Scleractinia
- Chapter 7 - Threats to Reefs
- Chapter 8 - Check List of Scleractinia
- Chapter 9 - Glossary
- Chapter 10 - References
Species Index
- Family: Acroporidae Verrill, 1902
- Genus: Montipora de Blainville, 1830
- 1 Montipora aequituberculata Barnard, 1897
- 2 Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816)
- 3 Montipora caliculata (Dana, 1846)
- 4 Montipora capitata Dana, 1846
- 5 Montipora cebuensis (Nemenzo, 1976)
- 6 Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846)
- 7 Montipora flabellata Studer, 1901
- 8 Montipora florida Nemenzo, 1967
- 9 Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766)
- 10 Montipora foveolata (Dana, 1846)
- 11 Montipora hemispherica (Veron, 2000)
- 12 Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846)
- 13 Montipora informis Bernard, 1897
- 14 Montipora meandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 15 Montipora peltiformis Benard, 1897
- 16 Montipora tuberculosa Lamarck, 1816
- 17 Montipora turgescens Bernard, 1897
- 18 Montipora venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 19 Montipora verrilli Vaughan, 1907
- 20 Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816)
- 21 Montipora verruculosus Veron, 2002
- 22 Montipora vietnamensis Veron, 2000
- Genus: Anacropora Ridley, 1884
- Genus: Acropora Oken, 1815
- 24 Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816)
- 25 Acropora Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893)
- 26 Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846)
- 27 Acropora austera (Dana, 1846)
- 28 Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1893)
- 29 Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846)
- 30 Acropora caroloniana Nemenzo, 1976
- 31 Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846)
- 32 Acropora chesterfieldensis (Veron and Wallace, 1984)
- 33 Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891)
- 34 Acropora cophodactyla (Brook, 1892)
- 35 Acropora copiosa Nemenzo, 1967
- 36 Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846)
- 37 Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)
- 38 Acropora divaricata (Dana, 1846)
- 39 Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846)
- 40 Acropora efflorescens (Dana, 1846)
- 41 Acropora florida (Dana, 1846)
- 42 Acropora formosa (Linaeus, 1758)
- 43 Acropora forskali (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 44 Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892)
- 45 Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893)
- 46 Acropora globiceps (Dana, 1846)
- 47 Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892)
- 48 Acropora granulosa (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1860)
- 49 Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 50 Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846)
- 51 Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846)
- 52 Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846)
- 53 Acropora kosurini Wallace, 1994
- 54 Acropora latistella (Brook, 1892)
- 55 Acropora loisettae Wallace, 1994
- 56 Acropora longicyathus (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1860)
- 57 Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892)
- 58 Acropora lutkeni Crossland, 1952
- 59 Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 60 Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1859)
- 61 Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 62 Acropora mirabilis (Quelch, 1886)
- 63 Acropora monticulosa (Bruggemann, 1879)
- 64 Acropora multiacuta Nemenzo, 1967
- 65 Acropora nana (Studer, 1878)
- 66 Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846)
- 67 Acropora nobilis (Dana, 1846)
- 68 Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816)
- 69 Acropora palmerae Wells, 1954
- 70 Acropora paniculata Verrill, 1902
- 71 Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992
- 72 Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1860)
- 73 Acropora plantaginea (Lamarck, 1816)
- 74 Acropora polystoma (Brook, 1891)
- 75 Acropora proximalis Veron, 2002
- 76 Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891)
- 77 Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846)
- 78 Acropora roseni Wallace, 1999
- 79 Acropora rudis (Rehberg, 1892)
- 80 Acropora samoensis (Brook, 1891)
- 81 Acropora secale (Studer, 1878)
- 82 Acropora selago (Studer, 1878)
- 83 Acropora solitaryensis Veron and Wallace, 1984
- 84 Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846)
- 85 Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 86 Acropora subglabra (Brook, 1891)
- 87 Acropora tenius (Dana, 1846)
- 88 Acropora torresiana Veron, 2002
- 89 Acropora valenciennesi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860)
- 90 Acropora valida (Dana, 1846)
- 91 Acropora variolosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
- 92 Acropora vaughani Wells, 1954
- 93 Acropora verweyi (Vergon and Wallace, 1984)
- Genus: Astreopora de Blainville, 1830
- 94 Astreopora cucullata Lamberts, 1980
- 95 Astreopora gracilis Bernard, 1896
- 96 Astreopora incrustans, Bernard, 1896
- 97 Astreopora listeri Bernard, 1896
- 98 Astreopora myriophthalma (Lamarck, 1816)
- 99 Astreopora ocellata (Bernard, 1896)
- 100 Astreopora randalli Lamberts, 1980
- 101 Astreopora suggesta Wells, 1954
- Family: Astrocoeniidae Koby, 1890
- Family: Pocilloporidae Gray, 1842
- Genus: Pocillopora Lamarck, 1816
- 105 Pocillopora ankeli Scheer & Pillai, 1974
- 106 Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758
- 107 Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864
- 108 Pocillopora eydouxi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860)
- 109 Pocillopora kelleheri Veron, 2002
- 110 Pocillopora ligulata Dana, 1846
- 111 Pocillopora meandrina Dana, 1846
- 112 Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Genus: Seriatopora Lamarck, 1816
- Genus: Stylophora Schweigger, 1819
- Family: Euphyllidae Veron, 2000
- Family: Oculinidae Grey, 1847
- Family: Siderastreidae Vaughan and Wells, 1943
- Family: Agariciidae Grey, 1847
- Genus: Agaricia Lamarck, 1801
- Genus: Pavona Lamarck, 1801
- 138 Pavona bipartite Nemenzo, 1980
- 139 Pavona cactus (Forskal, 1775)
- 140 Pavona clavus (Dana, 1846)
- 141 Pavona decussata (Dana, 1846)
- 142 Pavona duerdeni Vaughan, 1907
- 143 Pavona explanulata (Lamarck, 1816)
- 144 Pavona gigantea Verrill, 1896
- 145 Pavona maldivensis (Gardiner, 1905)
- 146 Pavona minuta Wells, 1954
- 147 Pavona varians Verrill, 1846
- 148 Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- Genus: Leptoseris Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
- 149 Leptoseris cucllata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- 150 Leptoseris explanata (Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941)
- 151 Leptoseris hawaiiensis (Vaughan, 1907)
- 152 Leptoseris incrustans (Quelch, 1886)
- 153 Leptoseris mycetoseroides Wells, 1954
- 154 Leptoseris papyracea (Dana, 1846)
- 155 Leptoseris scabra Vaughan, 1907
- 156 Leptoseris solida (Quelch, 1886)
- 157 Leptoseris yabei (Pillai & Scheer, 1976)
- Genus: Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918
- Genus: Gardineroseris Scheer and Pillai, 1974
- Genus: Pachyseris Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
- Family: Fungiidae Dana, 1846
- Genus: Cycloseris Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
- Genus: Diaseris Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
- Genus: Cantharellus Höksema and Best, 1984
- Genus: Fungia Lamarck, 1801
- 172 Fungia concinna Verrill, 1864
- 173 Fungia corona Doderlein, 1901
- 174 Fungia danai Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851
- 175 Fungia fralinae Nemenzo, 1955
- 176 Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
- 177 Fungia granolusa (Klunzinger, 1879)
- 178 Fungia horrida Dana, 1846
- 179 Fungia klunzingeri Doderlein, 1901
- 180 Fungia moluccensis (Horst, 1919)
- 181 Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833
- 182 Fungia repanda Dana, 1846
- 183 Fungia scabra (Doderlein, 1901)
- 184 Fungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
- 185 Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801
- 186 Fungia spinifer (Clareboudt and Hoeksema, 1987)
- 187 Fungia sechellensis Hoeksema, 1993
- 188 Fungia taiwanensis Hoeksema and Dai, 1991
- Genus: Ctenactis Verrill, 1864
- Genus: Herpolitha Eschscholtz, 1825
- Genus: Polyphyllia Quoy and Gaimard, 1833
- Genus: Sandalolitha Quelch, 1884
- Genus: Halomitra Dana, 1846
- Genus: Lithophyllon Rehberg, 1892
- Genus: Podabacia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
- Family: Pectiniidae Vaughan and Wells, 1943
- Family: Merulinidae Verrill, 1866
- Family: Dendrophyllidae Grey, 1847
- Family: Mussidae Ortmann, 1890
- Family: Faviidae Gregory, 1900
- Genus: Favia Oken, 1815
- 245 Favia albidus Veron 2000
- 246 Favia favus (Forskal, 1775)
- 247 Favia lacuna (Veron, Turak and DeVantier, 2002)
- 248 Favia lizardensis (Veron & Pichon, 1977)
- 249 Favia matthaii Vaughan, 1918
- 250 Favia maxima Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977
- 251 Favia pallida (Dana, 1846)
- 252 Favia rotumana (Gardiner, 1899)
- 253 Favia rotundata Veron & Pichon, 1977
- 254 Favia speciosa Dana, 1846
- 255 Favia stelligera (Dana, 1846)
- 256 Favia truncates Veron, 2000
- Genus: Favites Link, 1807
- 257 Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- 258 Favites acuticollis (Ortmann, 1889)
- 259 Favites chinensis (Verrill, 1866)
- 260 Favites complanata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 261 Favites flexuosa (Dana, 1846)
- 262 Favites halicora (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 263 Favites micropentagona Veron, 2002
- 264 Favites pentagona (Esper, 1794)
- 265 Favites spinosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
- 266 Favites vasta (Klunzinger, 1879)
- Genus: Goniastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834
- Genus: Oulophyllia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Leptoria Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Diploria Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Montastrea de Blainville, 1830
- Genus: Plesiastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Oulastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Diplostrea Matthai, 1914
- Genus: Leptastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Cyphastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
- Genus: Echinopora Lamarck, 1816
- Family: Trachyphylliidae Verrill, 1901
- Family: Poritidae Grey, 1842
- Genus: Porites Link, 1807
- 306 Porites annae Crossland, 1952
- 307 Porites arnaudi Reyes-Bonilla & Crricart-Ganivet, 2000
- 308 Porites compressa Dana, 1846
- 309 Porites cylindrica Dana, 1846
- 310 Porites eridani Umbgrove, 1940
- 311 Porites evermanni Vaughan, 1907
- 312 Porites harrisoni Veron, 2000
- 313 Porites latistella Quelch, 1886
- 314 Porites lichen Dana, 1846
- 315 Porites lobata Dana, 1846
- 316 Porites lutea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1860
- 317 Porites monticulosa Dana, 1846
- 318 Porites murrayensis Vaughan, 1918
- 319 Porites myrmidoensis Veron, 1985
- 320 Porites nigrescens Dana, 1846
- 321 Porites rus (Forskal, 1775)
- 322 Porites solida (Forskal, 1775)
- 323 Porites vaughani (Crossland, 1952)
- Genus: Goniopora de Blainville, 1830
- 324 Goniopora columna Dana, 1846
- 325 Goniopora lobata Milne Edwards and Haime, 1860
- 326 Goniopora minor Crossland, 1952
- 327 Goniopora norfolkensis Veron and Pichon, 1982
- 328 Goniopora pandoraenis Veron and Pichon, 1982
- 329 Goniopora planulata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- 330 Goniopora stokesi Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851
- 331 Goniopora stutchburyi Wells, 1955
- 332 Goniopora tenuidens (Quelch, 1886)
- Genus: Alveopora de Blainville, 1830