2023/12/05
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Coral Field Guide

What are the twenty coral species commonly found in Hong Kong Marine Parks?

Classification of corals

Simple ways in Identifying corals

Massive or Submassive growth form

Examples: Platygyra spp., Dipsastraea spp., Favites spp., Cyphastrea spp., Porites spp.

Platygyra carnosus
Platygyra carnosus
Favia maritima
Dipsastraea maritima
   
Favites abdita
Favites abdita
Cyphastrea chalcidicum
Cyphastrea chalcidicum
 

 

Porites lutea
Porites lutea