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Ryan Photographic - Cnidaria - Corals, sea anemones, sea jellies, seafans, seawhips and sea jellies (jellyfish)

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Cnidaria - Corals, sea anemones, sea jellies, seafans, seawhips and sea jellies (jellyfish)

Entacmaea quadricolor Bulb tentacle anemone

Diploria labyrinthiformis Brain coral detail Belize thumb

Tubastraea species, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Corals, seawhips, sea fans etc
	Taxon	Common name & details
Actiniaria	Sea Anemones	Sea anemones
	Calliactis species	Symbiotic anemone (Raja Ampat)
	Condylactis species	Sea anemone (Raja Ampat)
	*Cryptodendrum adhaesivum*	Adhesive sea anemone (Fiji)
	Edwardsia species	Sand anemone (New Zealand)
	*Entacmaea quadricolor*	Bulb tentacle anemone (Raja Ampat)
	*Heteractis magnifica*	Magnificent sea anemone (Fiji)
	*Lebrunia danae*	Branching anemone (Belize)
	*Mimteridium cryptum*	Anemone (New Zealand)
	*Stichodactyla mertensii*	Merten's sea anemone (Fiji)


Alcyonacea	Soft corals	Common name & details








Antipatharia	Black corals and sea whips	Common name & details







Ceriantharia	Tube anemones	Common name & details







Corallimorpharia	Coral-like anemones	Common name & details







Gorgonacea	Seafans	Common name & details







Pennatulacea	Sea pens	Common name & details








Scleractinia	Stony corals	Common name & details
	*Acropora cerealis*	Raja Ampat
	*Acropora formosa*	Kadavu, Fiji
	*Acopora hyacinthus*	Kadavu, Fiji
	*Acropora robusta*	Kadavu, Fiji
	Acropora species	Matamanoa, Fiji
	Acropora species 2	Matamanoa, Fiji
	Acropora species 3	Matamanoa, Fiji
	Acropora species 4	Matamanoa, Fiji
	Acropora species 5	Matamanoa, Fiji
	*Acropora tenuis*	Matamanoa, Fiji
	*Agaricia agaricites*	Lettuce coral, Belize
	Ceratotrochus species	Solitary coral, Sea of Cortez
	*Ctenactis albitentaculata*	Mushroom coral,Kadavu, Fiji
	*Diploria labyrinthiformis*	Brain coral, Belize
	*Euphyllia ancora*	Raja Ampat
	*Euphyllia glabrescens*	Raja Ampat
	Favites species	Raja Ampat
	Galaxea species	Taveuni, Fiji
	*Isophyllia sinuosa*	Glover's Reef, Belize
	*Madracis decactis*	Glover's Reef, Belize
	*Madracis senaria*	Glover's Reef, Belize
	*Mussa angulosa*	Giant polyp coral Belize
	*Plerogyra sinuosa*	Bubble coral, Raja Ampat
	Pocillopora species	Kadavu, Fiji
	Pocillopora species 2	Kadavu, Fiji
	Pocillopora species 3	Kadavu, Fiji
	*Scolymia cubensis*	Artichoke solitary coral, Glover's Reef, Belize
	Seriatopora species	Taveuni, Fiji
	Symphyllia species	Raja Ampat
	*Tubastraea faulkineri*	Raja Ampat
	*Tubastrea micrantha*	Details lost
	Tubastraea species	Raja Ampat, West Papua
	*Turbinaria frondens*	Yellow cup coral, Taveuni, Fiji

Stolonifera	Organ-pipe corals	Common name & details







Zoantharia	Zoantharian anemones	Common name & details








Sea Jellies
Scyphozoa - sea jellies (jellyfish)	Taxon	Common name & details
	*Aurelia aurata*	Moon jelly (Fiji)
	*Aequorea aequorea*	Crystal jelly (captive)
	Cassiopea andromeda	Upside down sea jelly (Belize)
	*Chrysaora achlyos*	Black sea nettle (captive)
	*Chrysaora colorata*	Purplestriped sea jelly (captive)
	*Chrysaora melanaster*	North Pacific sea nettle (captive)
	Unidentified seajelly	Fiji

Hydrozoa	Portugese man-o-war, hydra etc