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Coral Reef Animals of The World

Photo Of the Month Winner - September - 2009

Congratulations to Chad for this cool photo of a Trumpet Coral - Caulastrea echinulata

A very similar species to the Candycane coral C. furcata. The trumpet coral is usually less colorful than the candycane and has trumpet shaped polyps which are more closely packed. See pictures illustrating the Candycane and Trumpet Coral differences.

Click on the small images below to access more info on each type of animal:

Types of Coral Reef Animals

Zoanthids
	Zoanthids - Types Green Button Polyps - Zoanthus sp. Sea Mats - Palythoa sp. Yellow Polyps - Parazoanthus gracilis

Anemones
Sea Anemones - Tube Anemones Sea Anemones - Tube Anemones - Types Beaded Sea Anemone - Heteractis aurora Brown Glass Anemone - Aiptasia pallida Caribbean Carpet Anemone - Stichodactyla helianthus Christmas Anemone - Urticina crassicornis Condy Anemone - Condylactis gigantea Curlique Anemone - Bartholomea annulata Dahlia Anemone - Urticina felina Delicate Sea Anemone - Heteractis malu Fish Eating Anemone - Urticina piscivora Giant Carpet Anemone - Stichodactyla gigantea Giant Green Anemone - Anthopleura xanthogrammica Glass Anemone - Aiptasia pulchella Long Tentacle Anemone - Macrodactyla doreensis Magnificent Sea Anemone - Heteractis magnifica Merten's Carpet Anemone - Stichodactyla mertensii Painted Anemone - Urticina grebelnyi Pink-Tipped Anemone - Condylactis passiflora Saddle Anemone - Stichodactyla haddoni Sebae Anemone - Heteractis crispa Small Rock Anemone - Aiptasia diaphana Trumpet Anemone - Aiptasia mutabilis White-Spotted Rose Anemone - Urticina lofotensis Articles Aiptasia Pests - Getting Rid of Glass Anemones - Aiptasia grow like weeds, take over the reef tank, and are very hard to control! A variety of approaches include chemical controls to using sea anemone predators. Aiptasia Sea Anemone Facts - Aiptaisa means beautiful, and they can be... but they can be also reek havoc on reef tanks! Meet the Aiptasia sea anemone species and discover the pros and cons of Aiptasia in captivity Nettle Anemones - Urticina means nettle, a stinging plant. Like all sea anemones they do have a sting, but the Urticina cold water sea anemones have much more... being very beautiful they are known as flowers of the sea!

Corallimorphs
Mushroom Anemones

Giant Clams
Tridacna Clams - Hippopus Clams Tridacna Clams - Hippopus Clams - Types Crocea Clams - Tridacna crocea Derasa Clams - Tridacna derasa Gigas Clam - Giant Clam - Tridacna gigas Hippopus Clam - Hippopus hippopus Maxima Clams - Tridacna maxima Squamosa Clams - Tridacna squamosa Articles Care of Tridacnid Clams - Giant Clam Care, Clam facts about the Care of Tridacnid Clams starts with what to know about giant clams for sale, the reef aquarium setup and lighting, placing clams in the reef tank, feeding and caring for them, and watching out for hitchhikers, predators and pests! Tridacnid Clams Ailments - Giant Clam Ailments, Friends and Enemies. Facts about clams predators, hitchhikers, pests, and diseases - everything from pesky fish, snails and crabs, to clam worms, mantis shrimp, and Protozoans!

Octocorals - Soft Corals
Gorgonians Gorgonians - Types Finger Sea Fan Purple Bush Sea Fan Leather Corals Leather Corals - Types Cabbage Coral Common Toadstool Coral Devils' Finger Coral Soft Corals Soft Corals - Types Blue Fire Coral - Heliopora coerulea Colt Coral - Alcyonium sp. Green Star Polyps - Briareum violacea Purple Sponge Coral - Briarium asbestinum Waving Hand Coral - Clavularia sp.

Stony Corals
Large Polyp Stony Corals Large Polyp Stony Corals - Types Bubble Coral - Plerogyra sinuosa Candycane Coral - Caulastrea furcata Elegance Coral - Catalaphyllia jardinei Fox Coral - Nemenzophyllia turbida Frogspawn - Euphyllia divisa Galaxy Coral - Galaxea fascicularis Hammer Coral - Euphyllia fimbriata Pearl Coral - Plerogyra flexuosa Plate Coral - Heliofungia actiniformis Slipper coral - Polyphyllia sp. Trumpet Coral - Caulastrea echinulata Small Polyped Stony Corals Small Polyped Stony Corals - Types Acropora Corals - Acropora sp. Acropora humilis - Acropora humilis Acropora Plate Coral - Merulina amphiata Acropora tenuis - Acropora tenuis Bird's Nest Coral - Seriatopora hystrix Encrusting Fire Coral - Millepora sp. Horn Coral - Hydnophora sp. Montipora Plate Coral - Montipora capricornus Staghorn Coral - Acropora formosa Velvet Stone Coral - Montipora spongades

Note:  For simplicity and lack of confusion, we have followed the classifications and categories as presented in Julian Sprung and J. Charles Delbeeks' book , The Reef Aquarium - Volumes One and Two, 1994 and 1997. This often differs from the hobbyist classification.

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