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This is my attempt to make a search for a coral's ID just a bit easier
by trying to at least get a start within a genus, once you have an idea
of what group it may be within, you can then search that genus for
possible specific species at the below link.
If you are going to have
any chance at
correctly identifying a coral, you will most likely have to have a
skeletal sample of the coral in question. You will also need to become
familiar with the termonology used to describe indentifying features.
The following links go into such details and will be very helpfull to
you if you read these articles.
Taxonomy of Stony Corals
Taxonomy of Stony Corals Part 2
Taxonomy of Corals Part 3
( soft
corals, zooanthids)
LITHOPHYLLON
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