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.
14 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
Duncan Coral
Duncanopsammia axifuga
A Duncan coral looks like a little bunch of flowers. Each flower is a polyp.
Soft coral
Green Star Polyps
Briareum violaceum
Green star polyps look like a purple carpet covered in tiny glowing green stars.
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.
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.