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