ARKive - Cauliflower corals - Pocillopora spp.- Related species

Species related to the Cauliflower corals (Pocillopora spp.)

Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata)
These corals were once named as the ‘tramp’ species of the coral world, due to their tendency to attach themselves to floating objects on... More 6 Images 0 videos
Stony coral (Porites deformis)
Information on Porites deformis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Plerogyra coral (Plerogyra simplex)
Information on Plerogyra simplex is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Brain coral (Platygyra verweyi)
Information on Platygyra verweyi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Whitespotted grouper (Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus)
Information on the whitespotted grouper is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Common white tern (Gygis alba)
Perhaps the most elegant and delicate seabird, the common white tern, also known as the fairy or white tern, has immaculate all-white... More 24 Images 5 Videos
Prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei)
Information on the prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
One-line rainbowfish (Stethojulis interrupta)
Information on the one-line rainbowfish is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Fire corals (Millepora spp.)
Fire corals get their common name from the painful stings they inflict on divers. Approximately 50 species of fire coral have been... More 5 Images 1 Video
Common shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus)
Information on the common shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 1 Video
Pemphis (Pemphis acidula)
A typically sprawling mangrove species, Pemphis acidula may grow as a densely branched evergreen shrub or small tree. The succulent, pointed... More 13 Images 0 videos
Starry cup coral (Acanthastrea rotundoflora)
Information on Acanthastrea rotundoflora is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Lace corals (Distichopora spp.)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the flattened, blunt-ended branches growing in one plane. These fan-like corals are... More 2 Images 0 videos
Organ pipe corals (Tubipora spp.)
Unlike most corals, it is not colourful polyps that make organ pipe corals attractive, but instead, their dark red coloured skeleton. The... More 2 Images 1 Video
Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora ankeli)
Information on Pocillopora ankeli is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Pocillopora (Pocillopora elegans)
Information on Pocillopora elegans is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Stony coral (Porites cumulatus)
Information on Porites cumulatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Lesser valley coral (Platygyra acuta)
Information on Platygyra acuta is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Sinuous cup coral (Symphyllia agaricia)
Information on Symphyllia agaricia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Montipora coral (Montipora caliculata)
Information on Montipora caliculata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Micromussa coral (Micromussa minuta)
Information on Micromussa minuta is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Montipora coral (Montipora capricornis)
Information on Montipora capricornis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Leaf coral (Pavona frondifera)
Information on Pavona frondifera is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Stony coral (Porites horizontalata)
Information on Porites horizontalata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Favites coral (Favites spinosa)
Information on Favites spinosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Stylocoeniella coral (Stylocoeniella cocosensis)
Information on Stylocoeniella cocosensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Lobophyllia coral (Lobophyllia pachysepta)
Information on Lobophyllia pachysepta is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Knob coral (Favia stelligera)
Information on the knob coral (Favia stelligera) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 0 videos
Pectinia (Pectinia teres)
Information on Pectinia teres is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Staghorn coral (Acropora austera)
A reef-building coral with tree-like branches, Acropora austera is amongst the fastest growing corals on reefs in the Indian and Pacific... More 5 Images 0 videos

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