Handbook on Hard Corals of India

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Coral reef associates. 3. Coral biology. 4. Coral taxonomy. 5. List of Scleractinian species. Family 1. Acroporidae : Verrill, 1902. Genus 1. Montipora : de Blainville, 1830. Genus 2. Acropora : Oken, 1815. Genus 3. Astreopora : de Blainville, 1830. Family 2. Astrocoeniidae : Koby, 1890. Genus 4. Stylocoeniella : Yabe and Sugiyama, 1935. Genus 5. Madracis : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849. Family 3. Pocilloporidae : Gray, 1842. Genus 6. Pocillopora : Lamarck, 1816. Genus 7. Seriatopora : Lamarck, 1816. Genus 8. Stylophora : Schweigger, 1819. Family 4. Euphyllidae : Veron, 2000. Genus 9. Euphyllia : Dana, 1846. Genus 10. Plerogyra : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 11. Physogyra : Quelch, 1884. Family 5. Oculinidae : Gray, 1847. Genus 12. Galaxea : Oken, 1815. Family 6. Siderastreidae : Vaughan and Wells, 1943. Genus 13. Pseudosiderastrea : Yabe and Sugiyama, 1935. Genus 14. Siderastrea : de Blainville. Genus 15. Psammocora : Dana, 1846. Genus 16. Coscinaraea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Family 7. Agariciidae : Gray, 1847. Genus 17. Pavona Lamarck, 1801. Genus 18. Leptoseris : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849. Genus 19. Coeloseris : Vaughan, 1918. Genus 20. Gardineroseris : Scheer and Pillai, 1974. Genus 21. Pachyseris : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849. Family 8. Fungiidae : Dana, 1846. Genus 22. Cycloseris : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849. Genus 23. Diaseris : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849. Genus 24. Fungia : Lamarck, 1801. Genus 25. Ctenactis : Verrill, 1864. Genus 26. Herpolitha : Eschscholtz, 1825. 27. Genus 27. Polyphyllia : Quoy and Gaimard, 1833. Genus 28. Sandalolitha : Quelch, 1884. Genus 29. Halomitra : Dana, 1846. Genus 30. Lithophyllon : Rehberg, 1892. Genus 31. Podabacia : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849. Family 9. Pectiniidae : Vaughan and Wells, 1943. Genus 32. Echinophyllia : Klunzinger, 1879. Genus 33. Oxypora : Saville-Kent, 1871. Genus 34. Mycedium : Oken, 1815. Genus 35. Pectinia : Oken, 1815. Family 10. Merulinidae : Verrill, 1866. Genus 36. Hydnophora : Fischer de Waldheim, 1807.  Genus 37. Meruline : Ehrenberg, 1834. Genus 38. Scapophyllia : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848.  Family 11. Dendrophylliidae : Gray, 1847. Genus 39. Turbinaria : Oken, 1815. Family 12. Mussidae : Ortmann, 1890. Genus 40.  Acanthastrea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 41. Lobophyllia de Blainville, 1830.  Genus 42. Symphyllia : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 43. Cynarina : Bruggemann, 1877.  Family 13. Faviidae : Gregory, 1900. Genus 44. Favia : Oken, 1815. Genus 45. Favites : Link, 1807. Genus 46. Goniastrea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 47. Platygyra : Ehrenberg, 1834. Genus 48. Oulophyllia : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848.  Genus 49. Leptoria : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848.  Genus 50. Montastrea de Blainville, 1830. Genus 51. Plesiastrea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848.  Genus 52. Oulastrea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 53. Diploastrea : Matthai, 1914. Genus 54. Leptastrea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 55. Cyphastrea : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. Genus 56. Echinopora : Lamarck, 1816.  Family 14. Trachyphylliidae. Genus 57. Trachyphyllia : Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848.  Family 15. Poritidae : Gray, 1842. Genus 58. Porites : Link, 1807.  Genus 59. Goniopora de Blainville, 1830. Genus 60. Alveopora de Blainville, 1830. Non scleractinian corals. Ahermatypic corals. Diversity of corals in the four major coral reefs of India. Monospecific Genera of scleractinian corals. Endemicity of coral species in India. Diversity characteristics of the scleractinian fauna of India. Values of coral reefs. Threats to coral reefs of India. Natural stress to coral reefs. Human impacts on coral reefs. Conservation. Help the conservation of coral reefs in the marine protected area. Appendices. Explanation of terms used in the identification of coral species. Suggested readings.