Free-living species generally consisting of a large single polyp.  Reproduces sexually or asexually, by budding from the remains of an old polyp and fission.  Young polyps are attached by a stalk to the parent, breaking free as they increase in size.

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

COMMON RAZOR CORAL

VAUGHAN'S RAZOR CORAL

GRANULAR RAZOR CORAL

Cycloseris fragilis

FRAGILE RAZOR CORAL

Fungia fungites

COMMON RAZOR CORAL

Fungia repanda

FINE RAZOR CORAL

Fungia danai

DANA'S RAZOR CORAL

Fungia horrida

 HORRID RAZOR CORAL

Fungia concinna

 SMOOTH RAZOR CORAL

Heliofungia actiniformis

LONG-TENTACLE RAZOR CORAL

Halomitra pileus

DOME RAZOR CORAL

Lithophyllon lobata

 LOBED RAZOR CORAL

 Sandalolitha dentata

RAGGED SANDAL CORAL

 Sandalolitha robusta

ROBUST SANDAL CORAL

Polyphyllia talpina

FUZZY SANDAL CORAL

Zoopilus echinatus

SPINY SANDAL CORAL

 Herpolitha limax

 TONGUE CORAL

 Podabacia crustacea

PLATE RAZOR CORAL

Ctenactis echinata

 PRICKLY TONGUE CORAL

Ctenactis crassa

  CRASS TONGUE CORAL

Pleuractis paumotensis

 TUAMOTU RAZOR CORAL

Ctenactis albitentaculata

  WHITE-TENTACLED TONGUE CORAL

 Podabacia motuporensis

MOTUPORE CORAL