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> Pocillopora ligulata
Updated 9/17/2021
Family
Pocilloporidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Pocillopora
ligulata
Kure Atoll, 5 feet
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Pitt Stop, Midway Atoll, 40 feet |
Wainiha, Kauai
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Hau'ula, Oahu, 15 feet
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Punalu'u, Oahu, 4 feet |
Kure Atoll, 50 feet
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Bleached, Pearl & Hermes Reef, 40 feet |
P. meandrina (L) & P. ligulata (R)
Manana Island, Oahu, 30 feet
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Kawaihae, Hawaii, 10 feet
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HAWAIIAN CAULIFLOWER CORAL
Uncommon on shallow
reefs.
Irregular, angular branches with flaring tips, verrucae arranged
loosely, giving a prickly appearance. Easily
confused with P. meandrina.
Endemic to Hawai'i.
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