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Hemiatypic Corals Japan of i MONOGRAPH "\{WN\ SERIES Volume 9 Hermatypic Corals ofJapan AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE MONOGRAPH SERIES Volume 9 Hermatypic Corals Japan of Veron J.E.N. yfMX Australian Institute ofMarine Science 1992 FirstpublishedinAustraliain 1992 Printed in AustraliabyMerino LithographiesPtyLtd for theAustralian InstituteofMarine Science,Cape Ferguson, Queensland. PMB No 3,Townsville Mail Centre, 4810. © Australian InstituteofMarineScience 1992 Thisbookiscopyright. Apartfromany fair dealing for the purposeofstudy, research, criticism, orreview, aspermitted under the CopyrightAct,no partmaybereproducedby anyprocesswithout writtenpermission. Inquiries shouldbe made to thepublisher. National LibraryofAustraliaCataloguing-in-Publicationdata Veron,J.E.N. GohnEdwardNorwood). HermatypiccoralsofJapan. Bibliography. Includesindex. ISBN 642 170835 1. Corals-Japan. 2. Corals-Japan-Identification. I. Australian Institute ofMarineScience. II. Title. (Series: Monographseries(Australian InstituteofMarineScience); no. 9). 593.6 AustralianInstituteofMarineScienceMonographSeries ISSN 1037-3047 Cbverphotographs, fromleft: Euphylliaancora; Pocilloporaverrucosa;and,Faviaveroni. © J.EJM.Veron Contents Abstract 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Historical Resume 5 3 Sea Svirface CurrentsandTemperatures 13 4 Spatialand Temporal Patterns 17 5 Collecting Stations 25 Editorial Note 32 6 Family Astrocoeniidae 33 Genus Stylocoeniella 33 7 Family Pocilloporidae 37 Genus Pocillopora 37 Genus Seriatopora 39 Genus Stylophora 40 Genus Palauastrea 41 Genus Madracis 42 8 Family Acroporidae 43 Genus Montipora 43 Genus Anacropora 56 Genus Acropora 58 Genus Astreopora 84 9 Family Poritidae 89 Genus Porites 89 Genus Goniopora 97 Genus Alveopora 102 10 Family Siderastreidae 105 Genus Pseudosiderastrea 105 Genus Psammocora 105 Genus Coscinaraea 108 11 Family Agariciidae 111 Genus Pavona 111 Genus Leptoseris 115 Genus Gardineroseris 119 Genus Coeloseris 119 Genus Pachyseris 120 12 Family Fungiidae 123 Genus Cycloseris 123 Genus Diaseris 127 Genus Heliofungia 128 Genus Fungia 128 Genus Ctenactis 133 Genus Herpolitha 134 Genus Polyphyllia 134 Genus Sandalolitha 135 Genus Halomitra 135 Genus Zoopilus 136 Ge«ws Lithophyllon 136 Genws Podabacia 138 13 Family Oculinidae 139 Genus Galaxea 139 Geitus Acrhelia 140 14 Family Pectiniidae 141 Genus Echinophyllia 141 Genus Oxypora 143 Genus Mycedium 144 Genus Physophyllia 145 Genus Pectinia 145 15 Family Mussidae 147 Genus Blastomussa 147 Genus Cynarina 148 Genus Scolymia 148 Genus Australomussa 149 Genus Acanthastrea 149 Genus Lobophyllia 152 Genus Symphyllia 154 16 Family Merulinidae 157 Genus Boninastrea 157 Genus Hydnophora 157 Genus Merulina 159 17 Family Faviidae 161 Genus Caulastrea I6I Genus Faxjia 162 Genus Barabattoia 168 Genus Favites 168 Genus Goniastrea 171 Genus Platygyra 174 Genus Leptoria VJl Genus Oulophyllia 178 Genus Montastrea 179 Genus Oulastrea 181 Genus Plesiastrea 181 Genus Diploastrea 182 Genws Leptastrea 182 Genws Cyphastrea 184 Genus Echinopora 188 18 Family Trachyphylliidae 191 Genws Trachyphyllia 191 19 Family Caryophylliidae 193 Genus Euphyllia 193 Genus Catalaphyllia 195 Genus Plerogym 196 Genus Physogyra 197 Genus Gyrosmilia 197 20 Family Dendrophylliidae 199 Genus Turbinaria 199 Genus Heteropsammia 202 Acknowledgements 203 Literature Cited 205 Index 219 \'/yv>-'i™'T^Tr
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