Coral Identification Manual
Venkataraman, K. and Satyanarayana, Ch.
pp 1 - 136 | May 2012
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Introduction- Coral Reefs in India
- Biological Diversity of Corals
- Coral Taxonomy
- List of Sceratinian Species Recorded in India
- Identifying a Hard Coral
- Difficulties in Coral Identification
Taxonomic Information of Scleractinian Corals
- Order Scleractinia Bourne, 1900
- Family Acroporidae Verrill, 1902
- Family Agariciidae Gray, 1847
- Family Astrocoeniidae Koby, 1890
- Family Caryophyllidae
- Family Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847
- Family Euphylliidae Gray, 1847
- Family Faviidae Gregory, 1900
- Family Flabellidae
- Family Fungiidae Dana, 1846
- Family Merulinidae Verrill, 1866
- Family Mussidae Ortmann, 1890
- Family Oculinidae Gray, 1847
- Family Pectiniidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943
- Family Pocilloporidae Gray, 1842
- Family Poritidae Gray, 1842
- Family Rhizangiidae
- Family Siderastreidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943
- Family Trachyphylliidae Verrill, 1901
- Glossary
- Suggested Reading