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Table 1 Species of azooxanthellate corals recorded from Indian waters

From: Occurrence of azooxanthellate scleractinian corals off Goa, mid-west coast of India

S.No. Family Genus Species Lakshadweep Gulf of Kuthch Gulf of Mannar Andaman & Nicobar Islands South West coast Mid-west coast (Goa)
1   Caryophyllia C. clavus d    d   
2 C. arcuata e    d c  
3 C. acanthocyathus     d   
4 Deltocyathus D. andamanicus     e   
5 Paracyathus P. indicus     e   
6 P. profundus    b   c f
7 P. stokesii   e d d c  
8 Caryophyllidae Polycyanthus P. verrilli   e a e   
9 P. andamanensis     e   
10 Heterocyanthus H. aequicostatus    d d c&d  
11 Solonosmilia S. variabilis      c  
12 Stephanocyathus S. nobilis e      
13 Flabellidae Flabellum F. pavonium e      
14 F. stokesi      c  
15 Placotrocus P.levis    e e   
16 Rhizangiidae Culicia C. rubeola    e d   
17 Cladangia C. exusta    e    
18   Balanophyllia B. affinis    e    
19 B. cumingii      c f
20 B. imperialis     e   
21 Dendrophyllidae B. scabra     e   
22 Endopachys E. grayi     d c  
23 E. philippinensis    e    
24 E. amphelioides     d   
25 Endopsamia E. marenzelleri     d   
26 Heteropsammia H. cochlea      c  
27 H. michelini    e e   
28 Tubastrea T. aurea   e e e c  
29 D. coarctata    e    
30 D. cornigera      c  
Dendrophyllia
31 D. arbuscula     d   
32 D.micanthus    d    
33 D. minuscula   e   d c  
34 D. indica    a& e   c f
  Total 4 4 13 20 12 3
  1. a = (as reported by Pillai, 1969); b = (as reported by Pillai, 1986); c = (as reported by Pillai and Jasmine 1995); d = (as reported by Venkataraman, 2006); e = (as reported by Venkataraman, 2007) and f = (as per the present study)
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Marine Biodiversity Records

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