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Abietinaria greenei

Abietinaria greenei

Acabaria biserialis

Acabaria biserialis

Acropora cervicornis

Acropora cervicornis

Acropora digitifera

Acropora digitifera

Acropora formosa

Acropora formosa

Acropora grandis

Acropora grandis

Acropora humilis

Acropora humilis

Acropora latistella

Acropora latistella

Acropora palmata

Acropora palmata

Acropora pharaonis

Acropora pharaonis

Acropora robusta

Acropora robusta

Actinia equina

Actinia equina

Actinia fragacea

Actinia fragacea

Actinodendron arboreum

Actinodendron arboreum

Actinothoe sphyrodeta

Actinothoe sphyrodeta

Adamsia palliata

Adamsia palliata

Aequorea spp

Aequorea spp

Agaricia agaricites

Agaricia agaricites

Agaricia grahamae

Agaricia grahamae

Agaricia humilis

Agaricia humilis

Agaricia lamarcki

Agaricia lamarcki

Agaricia tenuifolia

Agaricia tenuifolia

Agaricia undata

Agaricia undata

Aglaophenia sp

Aglaophenia sp

Aglaophenia struthionides

Aglaophenia struthionides

Aglaophenia tubulifera

Aglaophenia tubulifera

Aiptasia diaphana

Aiptasia diaphana

Aiptasia mutabilis

Aiptasia mutabilis

Aiptasia tagetes

Aiptasia tagetes

Alcyonium acaule

Alcyonium acaule

Alcyonium digitatum

Alcyonium digitatum

Alcyonium glomeratum

Alcyonium glomeratum

Alicia mirabilis

Alicia mirabilis

Anemonia melanaster

Anemonia melanaster

Anemonia viridis

Anemonia viridis

Annella mollis

Annella mollis

Antenella sp

Antenella sp

Anthopleura elegantissima

Anthopleura elegantissima

Antillogorgia acerosa

Antillogorgia acerosa

Antipathes atlantica

Antipathes atlantica

Antipathes caribbeana

Antipathes caribbeana

Antipathes dichotoma

Antipathes dichotoma

Antipathes n. sp.

Antipathes n. sp.

Astreopora myriophthalma

Astreopora myriophthalma

Aurelia aurita

Aurelia aurita

Aurelia labiata

Aurelia labiata

Balanophyllia europaea

Balanophyllia europaea

Bartholomea annulata

Bartholomea annulata

Briareum asbestinum

Briareum asbestinum

Bunodosoma granuliferum

Bunodosoma granuliferum

Calliactis parasitica

Calliactis parasitica

Calliactis tricolor

Calliactis tricolor

Calvadosia campanulata

Calvadosia campanulata

Carijoa riiseii

Carijoa riiseii

Caryophyllia smithii

Caryophyllia smithii

Cassiopea andromeda

Cassiopea andromeda

Cassiopea andromeda

Cassiopea andromeda

Cassiopea frondosa

Cassiopea frondosa

Cephea cephea

Cephea cephea

Cereus pedunculatus

Cereus pedunculatus

Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis

Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis

Cerianthus membranaceus

Cerianthus membranaceus

Cerianthus sp

Cerianthus sp

Cestum veneris

Cestum veneris

Chironex fleckeri

Chironex fleckeri

Chiropsalmus quadrumanus

Chiropsalmus quadrumanus

Chrysaora hysoscella

Chrysaora hysoscella

Chrysaora lactea

Chrysaora lactea

Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Cirripathes anguina

Cirripathes anguina

Cladocora caespitosa

Cladocora caespitosa

Cnidoscyphus marginatus

Cnidoscyphus marginatus

Colpophyllia natans

Colpophyllia natans

Condylactis aurantiaca

Condylactis aurantiaca

Condylactis gigantea

Condylactis gigantea

Corallium rubrum

Corallium rubrum

Corynactis californica

Corynactis californica

Corynactis caribbeorum

Corynactis caribbeorum

Corynactis viridis

Corynactis viridis

Cotylorhiza tuberculata

Cotylorhiza tuberculata

Cribrinopsis crassa

Cribrinopsis crassa

Cribrinopsis fernaldi

Cribrinopsis fernaldi

Cryptodendrum adhaesivum

Cryptodendrum adhaesivum

Ctenactis crassa

Ctenactis crassa

Ctenocella pectinata

Ctenocella pectinata

Cyanea capillata

Cyanea capillata

Cyanea lamarcki

Cyanea lamarcki

Dendrogyra cylindrus

Dendrogyra cylindrus

Dendronephthya hemprichi

Dendronephthya hemprichi

Dendrophyllia ramea

Dendrophyllia ramea

Dichocoenia stokesii

Dichocoenia stokesii

Diploastrea heliopora

Diploastrea heliopora

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Discosoma nummiforme

Discosoma nummiforme

Ectopleura crocea

Ectopleura crocea

Ellisella elongata

Ellisella elongata

Entacmaea quadricolor

Entacmaea quadricolor

Epicystis crucifer

Epicystis crucifer

Epizoanthus couchii

Epizoanthus couchii

Epizoanthus scotinus

Epizoanthus scotinus

Eudendrium rameum

Eudendrium rameum

Eunicea sp

Eunicea sp

Eunicella cavolinii

Eunicella cavolinii

Eunicella singularis

Eunicella singularis

Eunicella verrucosa

Eunicella verrucosa

Euphyllia ancora

Euphyllia ancora

Eusmilia fastigiata

Eusmilia fastigiata

Favia favus

Favia favus

Favia fragum

Favia fragum

Favia gravida

Favia gravida

Favia lacuna

Favia lacuna

Favia stelligera

Favia stelligera

Favites flexuosa

Favites flexuosa

Fungia fungites

Fungia fungites

Galaxea fascicularis

Galaxea fascicularis

Garveia annulata

Garveia annulata

Gerardia macaronesica

Gerardia macaronesica

Gersemia rubiformis

Gersemia rubiformis

Goniastrea edwardsi

Goniastrea edwardsi

Goniopora columna

Goniopora columna

Goniopora planulata

Goniopora planulata

Gorgonia flabellum

Gorgonia flabellum

Gorgonia mariae

Gorgonia mariae

Gorgonia ventalina

Gorgonia ventalina

Gymnangium montagui

Gymnangium montagui

Gymnangium speciosum

Gymnangium speciosum

Halecium halecium

Halecium halecium

Halocordyle disticha

Halocordyle disticha

Heteractis aurora

Heteractis aurora

Heteractis crispa

Heteractis crispa

Heteractis magnifica

Heteractis magnifica

Iciligorgia schrammi

Iciligorgia schrammi

Isophyllia sinuosa

Isophyllia sinuosa

Junceella juncea

Junceella juncea

Lebrunia coralligens

Lebrunia coralligens

Leptogorgia ruberrima

Leptogorgia ruberrima

Leptogorgia viminalis

Leptogorgia viminalis

Leptopsammia pruvoti

Leptopsammia pruvoti

Leptoria phrygia

Leptoria phrygia

Leptoseris yabei

Leptoseris yabei

Leucothea multicornis

Leucothea multicornis

Linuche unguiculata

Linuche unguiculata

Litophyton arboreum

Litophyton arboreum

Lobophyllia hemprichii

Lobophyllia hemprichii

Lucernaria quadricornis

Lucernaria quadricornis

Lychnorhiza lucerna

Lychnorhiza lucerna

Macrorhyncha robusta

Macrorhyncha robusta

Madracis formosa

Madracis formosa

Madracis mirabilis

Madracis mirabilis

Mastigias papua

Mastigias papua

Meandrina meandrites

Meandrina meandrites

Melithaea sp.

Melithaea sp.

Metridium farcimen

Metridium farcimen

Metridium senile

Metridium senile

Millepora alcicornis

Millepora alcicornis

Millepora braziliensis

Millepora braziliensis

Millepora complanata

Millepora complanata

Millepora dichotoma

Millepora dichotoma

Millepora platyphylla

Millepora platyphylla

Mitrocoma cellularia

Mitrocoma cellularia

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Montastrea cavernosa

Montastrea cavernosa

Montipora digitata

Montipora digitata

Muriceopsis flavida

Muriceopsis flavida

Muriceopsis sulphurea

Muriceopsis sulphurea

Mussa angulosa

Mussa angulosa

Mussismilia harttii

Mussismilia harttii

Mussismilia hispida

Mussismilia hispida

Mycedium elephantotus

Mycedium elephantotus

Mycetophyllia ferox

Mycetophyllia ferox

Nemertesia antennina

Nemertesia antennina

Oculina diffusa

Oculina diffusa

Oculina tenella

Oculina tenella

Orbicella annularis

Orbicella annularis

Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Pachyseris rugosa

Pachyseris rugosa

Pachyseris speciosa

Pachyseris speciosa

Palythoa caribaeorum

Palythoa caribaeorum

Palythoa sp

Palythoa sp

Paragoniastrea australensis

Paragoniastrea australensis

Paramuricea clavata

Paramuricea clavata

Parazoanthus axinellae

Parazoanthus axinellae

Parazoanthus gracilis

Parazoanthus gracilis

Parazoanthus swiftii

Parazoanthus swiftii

Pelagia noctiluca

Pelagia noctiluca

Pennatula phosphorea

Pennatula phosphorea

Phyllogorgia dilatata

Phyllogorgia dilatata

Phyllorhiza Punctata

Phyllorhiza Punctata

Phymanthus crucifer

Phymanthus crucifer

Physalia physalis

Physalia physalis

Platygyra daedalea

Platygyra daedalea

Platygyra lamellina

Platygyra lamellina

Plerogyra sinuosa

Plerogyra sinuosa

Plexaura flexuosa

Plexaura flexuosa

Plexaura homomalla

Plexaura homomalla

Plexaurella regia

Plexaurella regia

Plexaurella spp.

Plexaurella spp.

Plumapathes pennacea

Plumapathes pennacea

Pocillopora damicornis

Pocillopora damicornis

Pocillopora grandis

Pocillopora grandis

Pocillopora verrucosa

Pocillopora verrucosa

Porites astreoides

Porites astreoides

Porites cylindrica

Porites cylindrica

Porites lutea

Porites lutea

Porites porites

Porites porites

Psammocora digitata

Psammocora digitata

Pseudodiploria clivosa

Pseudodiploria clivosa

Pseudodiploria strigosa

Pseudodiploria strigosa

Pseudoplexaura spp

Pseudoplexaura spp

Pseudopterogorgia spp.

Pseudopterogorgia spp.

Pterogorgia anceps

Pterogorgia anceps

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Ralpharia gorgoniae

Ralpharia gorgoniae

Rhizostoma pulmo

Rhizostoma pulmo

Ricordea florida

Ricordea florida

Rumphella aggregata

Rumphella aggregata

Sagartia elegans

Sagartia elegans

Sagartiogeton undatus

Sagartiogeton undatus

Sarcophyton spp.

Sarcophyton spp.

Scolymia wellsi

Scolymia wellsi

Seriatopora hystrix

Seriatopora hystrix

Sertularella diaphana

Sertularella diaphana

Sertularella polyzonias

Sertularella polyzonias

Sertularella sp

Sertularella sp

Siderastrea siderea

Siderastrea siderea

Siderastrea stellata

Siderastrea stellata

Sinularia polydactyla

Sinularia polydactyla

Stichodactyla gigantea

Stichodactyla gigantea

Stichodactyla haddoni

Stichodactyla haddoni

Stichodactyla helianthus

Stichodactyla helianthus

Stichopathes lutkeni

Stichopathes lutkeni

Stomolophus meleagris

Stomolophus meleagris

Stylaster roseus

Stylaster roseus

Stylaster verrillii

Stylaster verrillii

Stylophora pistillata

Stylophora pistillata

Swiftia exserta

Swiftia exserta

Swiftia spauldingi

Swiftia spauldingi

Tamarisca tamarisca

Tamarisca tamarisca

Telmatactis cricoides

Telmatactis cricoides

Thesea nivea

Thesea nivea

Thyroscyphus ramosus

Thyroscyphus ramosus

Thysanostoma loriferum

Thysanostoma loriferum

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Tubastraea coccinea

Tubastraea coccinea

Tubastraea faulkneri

Tubastraea faulkneri

Tubastraea micranthus

Tubastraea micranthus

Tubipora musica

Tubipora musica

Turbinaria mesenterina

Turbinaria mesenterina

Turbinaria reniformis

Turbinaria reniformis

Urticina coriacea

Urticina coriacea

Urticina crassicornis

Urticina crassicornis

Urticina felina

Urticina felina

virgularia mirabilis

virgularia mirabilis

Xenia umbellata

Xenia umbellata

Zoanthus pulchellus

Zoanthus pulchellus

Zoanthus  sociatus

Zoanthus sociatus

Cnidarians

Acropora pharaonis

  • Giant table coral
  • Pharao - Geweihkoralle
  • Acropore tabulaire géant
  • Coral mesa gigante
  • Corallo tavolo

Distribution

  • The tropical Pacific
  • The Red Sea
  • The Indian Ocean

Substrate and environment

  • The species is generally attached to a reef
  • The species can be found between 2 and 30 Meters.
  • Common species.

General behaviour of the species

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size of the colony : 500 cm
  • Lives in partnership with algae
  • The animal can show variable colouring

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
  • The species is exploited in the following sector(s) :
    • - Aquarium enthusiasts.
  • The species is classified asVulnerable
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!