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Updated 9/12/2021

Family Siderastreidae

Easily distinguished by the flower-like 'petaloid' pattern created by enlarged septa and sinuous lines connected to adjacent calices.  Members of this family tend to be overlooked due to small size or drab coloration.

All coral skeletons illustrated are from scientific collections taken prior to 1998.

 

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

  Psammocora verrilli  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

VERRILL'S LUMP CORAL

 

 

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Psammocora stellata

STELLAR CORAL

 

Psammocora nierstraszi

SANDPAPER CORAL

 

Psammocora profundacella

HEXAGON PSAMMOCORA

 

Psammocora explanulata

FLAT CORAL
Coscinaraea wellsi

WELLS' CORAL

 

 

 

INDO-PACIFIC

Psammocora digitata

FINGER PSAMMOCORA

 

 Psammocora haimiana

CLUB PSAMMOCORA
Coscinaraea columna

MASSIVE COSCINARAEA

 

 Coscinaraea exesa

SPREADING COSCINARAEA
Psammocora contigua

BRANCHING PSAMMOCORA

Pseudosiderastrea tayamai

TAYAMA'S CORAL

  

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Siderastrea siderea

MASSIVE STARLET CORAL

 Siderastrea radians

LESSER STARLET CORAL