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Family: Siderastreidae (See list of species below)

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14 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Anomastraea irregularis
[Crisp pillow coral]
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Coscinaraea crassa
[]
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Coscinaraea hazimanensis
[]
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Coscinaraea marshae
[]
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Coscinaraea mcneilli
[]


Coscinaraea monile
[]
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Craterastrea levis
[]
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Horastrea indica
[]


Pseudosiderastrea tayamai
[False pillow coral]


Siderastrea glynni
[]


Siderastrea radians
[Lesser starlet coral]


Siderastrea savignyana
[African pillow coral]


Siderastrea siderea
[Massive starlet coral]


Siderastrea stellata
[]
14 Species of Family Siderastreidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Anomastraea irregularis Crisp pillow coral Indo-West Pacific.
Coscinaraea crassa Indo-West Pacific.
Coscinaraea hazimanensis Western Pacific
Coscinaraea marshae Indo-West Pacific
Coscinaraea mcneilli Indo-West Pacific.
Coscinaraea monile Indo-West Pacific.
Craterastrea levis Western Indian Ocean
Horastrea indica Western Indian Ocean.
Pseudosiderastrea tayamai False pillow coral Indo-West Pacific. 16 COLD
Siderastrea glynni Central Pacific. 10 COLD
Siderastrea radians Lesser starlet coral Atlantic Ocean. 0.3 CORD
Siderastrea savignyana African pillow coral Indo-West Pacific
Siderastrea siderea Massive starlet coral Western Atlantic.
Siderastrea stellata Atlantic Ocean 0.35 CORD



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