. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 62 Table 7. (Contd) Parahalomitra robusta (Quelch) - M • Pavona clavus (Dana) - M Pavona gigantea Verrill - M Pavona praetorta (Dana) Pavona varians Verrill — M Pavona (Pseudocolumnastraea) pollicata Wells Pavona sp. - M Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg var. rustica (Dana) - M Platygyra sinensis (Milne-Edwards and Haime) Plerogyra sinuosa (Dana) Pocillopora damicornis (Linn.) — M Pocillopora sp. cf. P. elegans — M Pocillopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards and Haime — M Pocillopora meandrina Dana - M ? Pocillopora moloken
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 62 Table 7. (Contd) Parahalomitra robusta (Quelch) - M • Pavona clavus (Dana) - M Pavona gigantea Verrill - M Pavona praetorta (Dana) Pavona varians Verrill — M Pavona (Pseudocolumnastraea) pollicata Wells Pavona sp. - M Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg var. rustica (Dana) - M Platygyra sinensis (Milne-Edwards and Haime) Plerogyra sinuosa (Dana) Pocillopora damicornis (Linn.) — M Pocillopora sp. cf. P. elegans — M Pocillopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards and Haime — M Pocillopora meandrina Dana - M ? Pocillopora molokensis Vaughan Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis and Solander) - M Podabacia Crustacea (Pallas) Porites brighami Vaughan Porites sp. cf. P. ceylon Bernard or abnormal P. lichen (Dana) Porites lichen Dana - M Porites lobata Dana - M Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime - M Porites pukoensis Vaughan Porites superfusa Gardiner — M Psammocora (Plesioserisj profundacella Gardiner Psammocora contigua (Esper) Psammocora nierstraszi Van der Horst — M Psammocora (Stephanaria) stellata Verrill +"& Stylaster sp. cf. S. elegans Verrill ^Tubastraea coccinea Lesson ^Tubastraea ciphans (Dana) Turbinaria sp. cf. T. irregularis Bernard - M. ^Ahermatypes +Hydrozoan corals Among the most frequently encountered or common species observed at Canton are Acropora formosa, Echinopora lamellosa, Favia stelligera, F. pallida, Goniastrea pectinata, Halomitra philippinensis, Herpolitha Umax, Hydnophora rigida, Millepora platyphylla,* Montipora verrilli, Pavona praetorta, Pocillopora meandrina, P. damicornis, and Porites lutea. Detailed information on the abun- dance and distribution of these and other corals at Canton may be found in Jokiel and Maragos (this report). *Thcre appears to be a complete growth-form series within the genus Millepora, between forms which could be described asM platyphylla and M. tenera. This gradation is recognized at Canton, but all of the specimens of this genu
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