Coral Field Guide

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

Classification of corals ?

Simple ways in Identifying corals

Laminar growth form

Examples: Montipora peltiformis, Pavona decussata, Lithophyllon spp., Echinophyllia spp.

Montipora peltiformis forming  thin and fragile plates	Pavona decussata forming  vertical plates
Lithophyllon undulatum (Left) and Echinophyllia aspera (Right)  forming horizontal plates