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The top 10 of threatened coral species
     
Catalaphyllia jardinae   Elegance coral or Catalaphyllia jardinae has large tubular tentacles which are green with pink tips and a 'zebra' striped oral disk

 

    
Anomastraea irregularis   Crisp pillow coral or Anomastraea irregularis has an overall blue-grey or cream colour and its individual polyps are small, numerous and a shade of brown
   
Horastrea indica   Horastrea coral or Horastrea indica is a hemispherical, colonial species and is pale-brown in colour with blue-grey oral discs
     
Dendrogyra cylindrus   Pillar coral or Dendrogyra cylindrus grows in tall cylindrical columns of heights up to 2m giving it a distinctive pillar-like appearance
     
Dichocoenia stokesii   Elliptical star coral or Dichocoenia stokesii is spherical in shape with irregularly shaped corallites
     
Heliofungia actiniformis   Mushroom coral or Heliofungia actiniformis has a flat shape with large, lobed teeth
     
Acropora palmata   Elkhorn coral or Acropora palmata forms branching 'antler' type colonies which are yellowy-tan in colour with white tips to the branches
     
Parasimplastrea sheppardi   Parasimplastrea coral or Parasimplastrea sheppardi is a small, encrusting coral which is colourful in appearance
     
Physogyra lichtensteini   Pearl bubble coral or Physogyra lichtensteini is a colonial species that can form 'massive' colonies with a bubble-like appearance
     
Ctenella chagius   Ctenella coral or Ctenella chagius is a brain coral that is endemic to the Chagos Archipelago
     
Source: ZSL
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