Polyps & Cnidarians
This section contains the species and subspecies currently documented in Polyps & Cnidarians.
Acroporidae
Elegance coral — Acropora cytherea
Giant staghorn coral — Acropora grandis
Staghorn coral — Acropora muricata
Giant table coral — Acropora valenciennesi
Staghorn coral — Acropora valida
Spongiose net coral — Alveopora spongiosa
Finger coral — Montipora confusa
Actiniidae
Beadlet anemone — Actinia equina
Strawberry anemone — Actinia fragacea
Snakelocks anemone — Anemonia viridis
Giant green anemone — Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant Caribbean anemone — Condylactis gigantea
Bulb-tentacle sea anemone — Entacmaea quadricolor
Pluvia anemone — Phymanthea pluvia
Mottled anemone — Urticina crassicornis
Agariciidae
Lamarck’s sheet coral — Agaricia lamarcki
Sunburst leaf coral — Pavona maldivensis
Aiptasiidae
Corkscrew anemone — Bartholomea annulata
Alcyoniidae
Red dead man’s fingers — Alcyonium glomeratum
Cassiopeidae
Common upside-down jellyfish — Cassiopea andromeda
Ornate upside-down jellyfish — Cassiopea ornata
Blue upside-down jellyfish — Cassiopea xamachana
Catostylidae
Flagellate jellyfish — Acromitus flagellatus
Blue blubber jellyfish — Catostylus mosaicus
Cepheidae
Fried-egg jellyfish — Cotylorhiza tuberculata
Cerianthidae
Cylinder anemone — Cerianthus membranaceus
Pacific tube anemone — Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Clavulariidae
Palm tree polyps — Clavularia viridis
Coralliidae
Corallimorphidae
Californian jewel-anemone — Corynactis californica
Atlantic jewel anemone — Corynactis viridis
Cyaneidae
Lion’s mane jellyfish — Cyanea capillata
Dendrophylliidae
Yellow branching coral — Dendrophyllia cornigera
True coral — Dendrophyllia ramea
Duncan coral — Duncanopsammia axifuga
Orange sun coral — Tubastraea coccinea
Black sun coral — Tubastraea diaphana
Bighead sun coral — Tubastraea megacorallita
Green tube coral — Tubastraea micranthus
Discosomidae
Giant mushroom anemone — Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
Variable mushroom coral — Discosoma nummiforme
Eunicellidae
Yellow gorgonian — Eunicella cavolini
Euphylliidae
Torch coral — Euphyllia glabrescens
Anchor coral — Fimbriaphyllia ancora
Frogspawn coral — Fimbriaphyllia divisa
Fungiidae
Anemone coral — Heliofungia actiniformis
Gorgoniidae
Common sea fan — Gorgonia ventalina
Lobophylliidae
Starry cup coral — Acanthastrea echinata
Encrusting starry cup coral — Acanthastrea rotundoflora
Flat cup coral — Cynarina lacrymalis
Chalice coral — Echinophyllia aspera
Red stone coral — Echinophyllia echinoporoides
Chalice lime coral — Echinophyllia patula
Bowerbank’s starry cup coral — Homophyllia bowerbanki
Sinuous cup coral — Lobophyllia agaricia
Large brain root coral — Lobophyllia flabelliformis
Large brain root coral — Lobophyllia hemprichii
Ishigaki starry cup coral — Lobophyllia ishigakiensis
Radial brain coral — Lobophyllia radians
Lobed cactus coral — Lobophyllia robusta
Rowley’s brain coral — Lobophyllia rowleyensis
Lord Howe’s starry cup coral — Micromussa lordhowensis
Maxima cup coral — Sclerophyllia maxima
Mastigiidae
Golden medusa — Mastigias papua
Meandrinidae
Smooth flower coral — Eusmilia fastigiata
Merulinidae
Tumida finger coral — Astraeosmilia tumida
Elegance coral — Catalaphyllia jardinei
Candy cane coral — Caulastraea echinulata
Finger coral — Caulastraea furcata
Palau lesser star coral — Coelastrea palauensis
Head coral — Dipsastraea favus
Lizard’s head coral — Dipsastraea lizardensis
Maritima head coral — Dipsastraea maritima
Moon coral — Dipsastraea speciosa
Veron’s knob coral — Dipsastraea veroni
Forskal’s chalice coral — Echinopora forskaliana
Blue chalice coral — Echinopora lamellosa
Hedgehog coral — Echinopora pacifica
Crispy crust coral — Merulina ampliata
Chinese lettuce coral — Mycedium elephantotus
Lesser star coral — Paragoniastrea australensis
Lesser valley coral — Platygyra daedalea
Pini brain coral — Platygyra pini
Open brain coral — Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Metridiidae
Giant plumose anemone — Metridium farcimen
Nephtheidae
Thistle soft coral — Dendronephthya sp.
Broccoli coral — Litophyton arboreum
Flower tree coral — Scleronephthya sp.
Olindiidae
Flower hat jelly — Olindias formosus
Pelagiidae
Purple-striped sea-nettle — Chrysaora colorata
Japanese sea-nettle — Chrysaora pacifica
Atlantic sea nettle — Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Phacellophoridae
Egg-yolk jellyfish — Phacellophora camtschatica
Phymanthidae
Rock flower anemone — Phymanthus crucifer
Plerogyridae
Big polyp blastomussa coral — Blastomussa wellsi
Fox coral — Nemenzophyllia turbida
Green bubble coral — Plerogyra sinuosa
Plexauridae
Warty sea rod — Eunicea calyculata
Poritidae
Green flowerpot coral — Goniopora stokesi
Rhizostomatidae
Flame jellyfish — Rhopilema esculentum
Sagartiidae
Stimpson’s anemone — Anthothoe stimpsonii
Sarcophytidae
Rough leather coral — Sarcophyton glaucum
Mushroom leather coral — Sarcophyton trocheliophorum