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Checklist of corals recorded from Lakshadweep reefs
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Family
: ACROPORIDAE
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Family
: FAVIIDAE
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Family
: POCILLOPORIDAE
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Acropora
abrotanoides
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Cyphastrea
microphthalma
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Pocillopora
damiconis
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Acropora
aspera
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Cyphastrea
seralia
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Pocillopora
eydouxi
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Acropora
corymbosa
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Echinopora
lamellosa
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Pocillopora
ligulata
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Acropora
nobilis
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Favia
favus
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Pocillopora
meandrina
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Acropora
formosa
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Favia
pallida
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Pocillopora
verrucosa
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Acropora
forskali
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Favia
speciosa
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Stylophora
pistillata
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Acropora echinata
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Favia
stelligera
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Acropora efflorescens
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Favia
valenciennesii
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Family : PORITIDAE
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Acropora granulosa
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Favites
abdita
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Alveopora
superficialis
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Acropora
hemprichii
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Favites
complanata
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Goniopora
stokesi
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Acropora humilis
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Favites
flexuosa
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Goniopora
minor
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Acropora hyacinthus
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Favites
melicerum
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Goniopora
sp
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Acropora
indica
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Favites
pentagona
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Porites
andrewsi
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Acropora
irregularis
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Goniastrea
australensis
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Porites
convexa
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Acropora monticulosa
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Goniastrea
pectinata
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Porites
lobata
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Acropora nasuta
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Goniastrea
retiformis
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Porites
lichen
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Acropora palifera
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Hydnophora
microconos
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Porites
lutea
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Acropora robusta
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Leptoria
phrygia
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Porites
minicoiensis
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Acropora
squarrosa
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Leptastrea
bottae
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Porites
solida
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Acropora
teres
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Leptastrea
purpurea
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Porites
sp
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Astreopora
listeri
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Leptastrea
transversa
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Astreopora
myriophthalma
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Platygyra
daedalea
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Family
: SIDERASTERIDAE
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Montipora
explanata
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Platygyra
sinesis
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Psammocora
contigua
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Montipora
foliosa
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Plesiastrea
versipora
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Psammocora
digitata
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Montipora
tuberculosa
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Psammocora
haimeana
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Montipora
turgescens
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Family
: FLABELLIDAE
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Psammocora profundacella |
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Montipora
venosa
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Flabellum
pavoninum
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Montipora
sp
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Non
Scleractinian Corals
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Family
: FUNGIIDAE
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Class :
Hydrozoa
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Family : AGARICIIDAE
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Cycloseris
sp
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Order : Milliporina
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Gardineroseris
planulata
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Fungia
danai
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Millepora
exesa
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Pavona
duerdeni
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Fungia
fungites
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Millepora
dichotoma
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Pavona
maldivensis
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Fungia
scutaria
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Millepora
platyphyllia
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Pavona
varians
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Fungia
somervillei
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Podabacia
crustacea
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Class : Anthozoa
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Family
: CARYOPHYLLIIDAE
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Polyphyllia
talpina
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Order : Helioporacea
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Caryophyllia
araucta
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Heliopora coerulea
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Caryophyllia
clavus
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Stephanocyathus
nobilis
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Family
: MERULINIDAE
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Merulina
ampliata
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Family
: DENDROPHYLLIIDAE
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Tubastrea
aurea
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Family
: MUSSIDAE
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Tubipora
musica
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Acanthastrea
echinata
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Turbinaria
crater
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Lobophyllia
corymbosa
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Turbinaria
mesenterina
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Symphyllia
radians
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Turbinaria
sp
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Family
: OCULINIDAE
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Family : EUPHYLLIDAE
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Galaxea
fascicularis
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Diploastrea
heliopra
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Euphyllia
glabrescens
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