Oculinidae
Oculinidae is a family of colonial corals. Oculina and Schizoculina are found in the Atlantic Ocean while Galaxea and Simplastrea are found in the Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea. Most species are uncommon but Galaxea is widely distributed and common.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first
Oculina
genusOculina
Astrhelia
genusAstrhelia
Schizoculina
genusSchizoculina
Cyathelia
genusCyathelia
Madrepora
genusMadrepora
Petrophyllia
genusPetrophyllia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85937.