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Updated 2/28/2024
Family Dendrophylliidae
| This diverse family includes the cup
corals, having polyps with thick
fleshy tentacles and large mouths. Turbinaria corals may be
confused with Astreopora
which are covered by granular papillae.
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INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
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Tubastraea
coccinea
ORANGE CUP CORAL
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Tubastraea sp.
1
PINK CUP CORAL
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Tubastraea sp. 3
BROWN CUP CORAL
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Rhizopsammia
verrilli
VERRILL'S CUP CORAL
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| Cladopsammia
eguchii
OVAL CUP CORAL
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INDO-PACIFIC
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Turbinaria mesenterina 
BROWN CABBAGE CORAL
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Turbinaria reniformis
 YELLOW
CABBAGE CORAL |
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Turbinaria peltata
PAGODA or TURBAN CUP CORAL
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Tubastraea
micranthus
BLACK SUN CORAL
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| Tubastraea sp.
2
CUP CORAL
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EASTERN PACIFIC
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Balanophyllia
elegans
ORANGE CUP CORAL
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WESTERN ATLANTIC
Tubastraea
coccinea 
ORANGE CUP CORAL
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Tubastraea
micranthus
BLACK SUN CORAL
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