Earth:List of corals of the Solomon Islands
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This is a list of corals of the Solomon Islands. The baseline survey of marine biodiversity in the Solomon Islands that was carried out in 2004,[1] found 474 species of corals in the Solomons as well as nine species which could be new to science. This is the second highest diversity of corals in the World, second only to the Raja Ampat Islands in eastern Indonesia.[2]
The baseline survey (published in 2006) identified the following coral varieties as being present in the Solomons:
| Family: | Genus: | Number of species: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acroporidae | Acropora | 83 | |
| Acroporidae | Anacropora | 3 | |
| Acroporidae | Astreopora | 8 | |
| Acroporidae | Montipora | 24 | |
| Agariciidae | Pavona | 10 | |
| Astrocoeniidae | Stylocoeniella | 3 | |
| Diploastreidae | Diploastrea | 1 | |
| Dendrophylliidae | Turbinaria | 6 | |
| Euphylliidae | Euphyllia | 4 | |
| Fungiidae | Cycloseris | 7 | |
| Fungiidae | Heliofungia | 1 | |
| Fungiidae | Fungia | 1 | |
| Fungiidae | Ctenactis | 3 | |
| Lobophylliidae | Acanthastrea | 5 | |
| Lobophylliidae | Lobophyllia | 5 | |
| Merulinidae | Hydnophora | 5 | |
| Merulinidae | Favites | 8 | |
| Merulinidae | Goniastrea | 7 | |
| Merulinidae | Platygyra | 6 | |
| Merulinidae | Oulophyllia | 2 | |
| Merulinidae | Leptoria | 2 | |
| Merulinidae | Plesiastrea | 1 | |
| Merulinidae | Leptastrea | 5 | |
| Merulinidae | Cyphastrea | 5 | |
| Merulinidae | Echinopora | 6 | |
| Pocilloporidae | Pocillopora | 9 | |
| Pocilloporidae | Seriatopora | 5 | |
| Pocilloporidae | Stylophora | 2 | |
| Poritidae | Porites | 15 | |
| Poritidae | Goniopora | 9 | |
| Poritidae | Alveopora | 3 |
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References
- ↑ Turak, E. with Green, A., P. Lokani, W. Atu, P. Ramohia, P. Thomas and J. Almany (eds.). (2006). Solomon Islands Marine Assessment: Technical report of survey conducted May 13 to June 17, 2004. TNC Pacific Island Countries Report No. 1/06 (Report). DC: World Resources Institute. pp. 65–109. https://www.conservationgateway.org/Documents/SolomonIslandsMarineAssessmentReport-Full.pdf. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Doubilet, David (2007). Ultra Marine: In far eastern Indonesia, the Raja Ampat islands embrace a phenomenal coral wilderness. National Geographic, September 2007. Originally retrieved from http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/09/indonesia/doubilet-text. Archived on 2008-04-09 at https://web.archive.org/web/20080409084522/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/09/indonesia/doubilet-text.
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