|
| |
|
Related FAQs: Astrocoeniids,
SPS Corals, Stony/True Coral,
Coral System Set-Up, Coral
System Lighting, Stony Coral
Identification, Stony Coral Selection, Coral
Placement, Foods/Feeding/Nutrition,
Disease/Health, Propagation,
Growing Reef Corals, Stony
Coral Behavior, SPS Identification,
SPS Behavior, SPS
Compatibility, SPS Selection,
SPS Systems, SPS Feeding,
SPS Disease, SPS
Reproduction,
Related Articles: True or Stony Corals, Order
Scleractinia, Family Pocilloporidae, Dyed
Corals,
/The Best Livestock For Your Reef Aquarium:
Family Astrocoeniidae |
|
|
by Bob Fenner |
|
Genus Madracis Edwards & Haine 1849, Finger, Pencil, Cactus
Corals. the only genus of the family found in the Atlantic (also in the
Pacific). This genus placed by Veron (2000) in the new family Astrocoeniidae.
| Madracis formosa Wells 1973, Finger or Cactus
Coral. Colonies made up of densely packed small thumb-like branches with
blunt ends. Appear fuzzy when open. Dull to Green with yellow central
corallite color. Bahamas photo and close-up. |
 
|
| Madracis pharensis (Heller 1868), Star Coral. Mostly
azooxanthellate (usually found inside caves). Tropical West Atlantic.
Compact, polygonal colonies. Corallite septa in two, alternating series.
Occur in red, pinkish, grey and green colors. Di.F Cozumel pix. |
 
|
Genus Paulaustrea Yabe & Sagiyama 1941. One species, P. ramosa.
Pacific in shallow, sandy bottoms. A rarity in the ornamental trade, with
star-shaped corallites, blunt ending branches. This genus has also been placed
by Veron (2000) in the new family Astrocoeniidae.
| Palauastrea ramosa Yabe & Sagiyama 1941. Blunt,
club-like branches. Cream to light brown in color. Similar in appearance
to Porites cylindrica. Bunaken/Sulawesi/Indonesia photo. |
 
|
Coral Search | |
|
