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Major Categories

Soft Corals
 - Gorgonians
 - Actinodiscus: Mushrooms
 - Amplexidiscus: Giant Cup or Giant Elephant Ear Mushroom
 - Cladiella: Leathers
 - Fleshy Polyp, Acans, etc.
 - Brain / Maze Corals
 - Discosoma: Disc Anemone, Metallic Mushroom, Umbrella Mushroom, Bubble Mushroom, Warty Mushroom, Forked Tentacle Mushroom
 - Pachyclavularia
 - Palythoa:
 - Protopalythoa: Sea Mats, Button Polyps
 - Sarcophyton
 - Sinularia
 - Xenia
 - Zoanthids

Hard or Stony Corals
 - Long Polyp Stony
      Acanthastrea
 - Short Polyp Stony


 

Generally considered, "easy" to keep, 50 to 70 PAR minimum light, moderate to low flow.

 Acan   Acans (Acanthophyllia)

Blasto   Blasto (Blastomussa)

Bubble   Bubble

   Candy Cane (Caulastrea,  LPS, aka Trumpet, Torch, Candy, or Bullseye)

Chalice_1  Chalice (Echinophyllia)

Favia   Favia (Favia, Favites, Moon Brain Coral, Pineapple Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Star Coral, Worm Coral, Honeycomb Coral)

Frogspawn   Frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa, Octopus Coral, Grape Coral, Honey Coral)

Leather   Leather

Lobo   Lobo (Lobophyllia hemprichii, Lobed Brain Coral, Flat Brain Coral, Open Brain Coral, Meat Coral, Modern Coral, Large Flower Coral)

Mushroom_1   Mushroom (Actinodiscus)

Nepthea   Nepthea

Paly   Paly (Protopalythoa , Sea Mat, Button Polyps)

   Plate Coral (Fungia)

Platy   Platy (Platygyra, Brain/Maze, Worm Coral, Closed Brain)

Star Polyps   Star Polyps (Briareum)

Green Star Polyps (Pachyclavularia)

Glove, Green Glove Polyps (Clavularia)

 Scoly   Scoly

Trachy   Symphy

Torch   Torch (Euphyllia,  Branching Torch, Trumpet Coral, Pom Pom Coral)

Trachy   Trachy, Wellso (aka Pacific Rose Coral, Open Brain Coral)

Ricordea   Yuma, Ricordea

   Xenia

Zoa   Zoanthid, Zoas, Zoo


Generally considered, "moderately difficult" to keep, 100+ PAR minimum light, moderate to heavy flow.


   Acro, Acropora

   Monti, Montipora

Some pictures courtesy of Unique Corals