Mushroom Corals [Fungiidae]

Mushroom Corals
Description

Fungiidae include the classic mushroom corals that can look like rounded caps sitting on the reef. Divers may see them swaying slightly with currents, and in some species the tentacles can extend at certain times, creating a lively, pulsing look.

Genera
Tongue Coral
Tongue Coral

Ctenactis

Fungia
Fungia

Cycloseris

Mushroom Coral
Mushroom Coral

Fungia

Bonnet Coral
Bonnet Coral

Halomitra

Plate Coral
Plate Coral

Heliofungia

Encrusting Fungia
Encrusting Fungia

Lithophyllon

Plate Coral
Plate Coral

Podabacia

Mole Coral
Mole Coral

Polyphyllia

Dome Coral
Dome Coral

Sandalolitha

Plate Coral
Plate Coral

Zoopilus

Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
Order Hard Corals
Scleractinia
Statistics
  • Genera 10