LPS coral
Acan Lord Coral
Micromussa lordhowensis
The Acan Lord is a coral that looks like a pile of soft, shiny buttons. Each button is a polyp.
19 species guides
SPS coral
Birdsnest Coral
Seriatopora sp.
Birdsnest coral looks like a messy little nest made of thin, pointy sticks. Each stick is a branch of stony skeleton.
LPS coral
Branching Frogspawn Coral
Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa
Branching frogspawn coral looks like a bunch of tiny grapes or frog eggs on top of little sticks.
Mushroom coral
Discosoma Mushroom Coral
Discosoma sp.
Mushroom corals look like little flat pancakes or mushroom caps stuck to the rocks.
LPS coral
Duncan Coral
Duncanopsammia axifuga
A Duncan coral looks like a little bunch of flowers. Each flower is a polyp.
LPS coral
Frogspawn Coral
Fimbriaphyllia divisa
Frogspawn coral looks like a clump of frog eggs, or a bunch of tiny grapes, waving in the water.
Soft coral
Green Star Polyps
Briareum violaceum
Green star polyps look like a purple carpet covered in tiny glowing green stars.
LPS coral
Hammer Coral
Fimbriaphyllia ancora
A hammer coral has lots of fat, soft tentacles. The tip of each one is shaped like a tiny hammer or a boat anchor.
Soft coral
Kenya Tree Coral
Capnella sp.
The Kenya tree coral looks like a little tree, or a soft head of cauliflower.
LPS coral
Lobophyllia Coral
Lobophyllia sp.
A lobo coral looks like a pile of soft, fleshy pillows or a brain with deep folds.
SPS coral
Montipora Capricornis
Montipora capricornis
Montipora capricornis is a coral that grows in flat plates.
SPS coral
Montipora Digitata
Montipora digitata
Montipora digitata looks like a little bush made of stony fingers.
LPS coral
Plate Coral
Fungia sp.
A plate coral looks like a round, flat plate or a mushroom cap lying on the sand.
Mushroom coral
Ricordea Florida
Ricordea florida
Ricordea florida is a small, round, flat animal. It looks like a mushroom covered in tiny bubbles.
LPS coral
Scoly Coral
Lobophyllia vitiensis
A scoly is a coral that looks like a big, soft, puffy button or doughnut. Most scolys are just one huge polyp.
Soft coral
Toadstool Leather Coral
Sarcophyton sp.
A toadstool leather coral looks like a big mushroom. It has a smooth stalk with a wide, wavy cap on top.
LPS coral
Tonga Mussa Coral
Homophyllia sp.
The Tonga Mussa is a coral from the island country of Tonga, far out in the Pacific Ocean.
LPS coral
Torch Coral
Euphyllia glabrescens
A torch coral looks like a bunch of long, wiggly noodles waving in the water.
Zoanthid
Zoanthids
Zoanthus sp.
Zoanthids, or 'zoas', are tiny animals that look like flowers. Each one is a polyp.