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Common Corals and Seagrasses

In NETSCAPE: If you right-click (once) on the photo, you can see the common name of the coral in the VIEW IMAGE option.
In Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can right-click (once) on the photo, then click on SAVE IMAGE AS. The common name of the coral will appear in the SAVE AS box.

Some scientific names:

Fire coral Millepore spp.

Sea rods Plexaura spp.

Sea whips Pterogorgia spp.

Sea fans Gorgonia spp

Great star coral Montastrea cavernosa

Boulder star coral Monastrea annularis

Mustard hill coral Porites astreoides

Finger coral Porites porites

Massive starlet coral Siderastrea siderea

Lesser starlet coral Siderastrea radians

Grooved brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis

Symmetrical brain coral Diploria strigosa

Maze coral Meandrina meandrites

Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata

Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

Manatee grass Syringodium filiforme

Turtle grass Thalassia testudinum