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Updated 7/9/2023
Family
Pocilloporidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC
Pocillopora
meandrina
Kaiwi Point, Hawaii, 25 feet |
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet |
Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet |
Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 40 feet
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Kewalo, Oahu, 40 feet |
Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet |
Atlantis Reef, Waikiki, Oahu, 60 feet |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii
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Honokohau, Hawaii, 20 feet |
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Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet |
Molokini Back Wall, 20 feet |
Makai Pier, Waimanalo, Oahu, 6 feet |
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Ahihi Bay, Maui, 4 feet |
P. meandrina (L) & P.
ligulata (R)
Manana Island, Oahu, 30 feet
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Mokuleia, Oahu, 15 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet |
Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet |
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Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet |
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 10 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 15 feet
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Fluorescent, Blowhole, Oahu, 20 feet
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red is algae on dead coral surface |
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Ho'okena, Hawaii, 25 feet
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet
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CAULIFLOWER CORAL
Abundant on reefs exposed to surf and current.
Forms hemispherical colony up to 20 inches in diameter with flattened, evenly folded
branches, with flaring tips. Short verrucae of uniform size evenly
and tightly packed. Colors include yellow, green, brown, and purple. The first coral to colonize new lava flows.
Mascarenes to Hawaii, Easter Island, and the Tropical Eastern
Pacific.
All coral skeletons illustrated
are from scientific collections taken prior to 1998.
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Coral spawning video from Hawaii
by Robert Swisher |
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