Fan Corals [Flabellum]
Description
Flabellum fan corals grow in delicate, plate-like or fan-shaped forms, often with a gentle, lacy appearance. Underwater, they can look like living architecture—especially when currents gently sway them and reveal their fine skeletal details.
Species
Flabellum (Flabellum) angustum
Flabellum (Flabellum) angustum
Flabellum (Flabellum) arcuatile
Flabellum (Flabellum) arcuatile
Flabellum (Flabellum) areum
Flabellum (Flabellum) areum
Flabellum (Flabellum) atlanticum
Flabellum (Flabellum) atlanticum
Flabellum (Flabellum) australe
Flabellum (Flabellum) australe
Flabellum campanulatum
Flabellum (Flabellum) campanulatum
Flabellum chunii
Flabellum (Flabellum) chunii
Flabellum cinctutum
Flabellum (Flabellum) cinctutum
Flabellum curvatum
Flabellum (Flabellum) curvatum
Flabellum flexuosum
Flabellum (Flabellum) flexuosum
Flabellum (Flabellum) folkesoni
Flabellum (Flabellum) folkesoni
Flabellum (Flabellum) gardineri
Flabellum (Flabellum) gardineri
Flabellum (Flabellum) impensum
Flabellum (Flabellum) impensum
Flabellum (Flabellum) knoxi
Flabellum (Flabellum) knoxi
Flabellum (Flabellum) lamellulosum
Flabellum (Flabellum) lamellulosum
Flabellum (Flabellum) leptoconus
Flabellum (Flabellum) leptoconus
Flabellum (Flabellum) magnificum
Flabellum (Flabellum) magnificum
Flabellum (Flabellum) oclairi
Flabellum (Flabellum) oclairi
Flabellum (Flabellum) ongulense
Flabellum (Flabellum) ongulense
Flabellum (Flabellum) patens
Flabellum (Flabellum) patens
Peacock Fan Coral
Flabellum (Flabellum) pavoninum
Polished Fan Coral
Flabellum (Flabellum) politum
Thouarsii Fan Coral
Flabellum (Flabellum) thouarsii
Vaughan’s Fan Coral
Flabellum (Flabellum) vaughani
Ivory Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) alabastrum
Contorted Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) angulare
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) aotearoa
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) aotearoa
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) apertum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) apertum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) conuis
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) conuis
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) daphnense
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) daphnense
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) deludens
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) deludens
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) foreti
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) foreti
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) hoffmeisteri
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) hoffmeisteri
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) japonicum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) japonicum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) kerguelensis
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) kerguelensis
Lowekeyes Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) lowekeyesi
Macandrew's Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) macandrewi
Marcus Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) marcus
Marenzeller's Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) marenzelleri
Messum Stony Coral
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) messum
Moseley’s Flabellum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) moseleyi
Six-ridged Flabellum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) sexcostatum
Tuthill’s Flabellum
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) tuthilli
Laciniate Flabellum
Flabellum laciniatum
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Fan & Scallop Corals (Flabellidae)
Flabellidae
|
Statistics
- Species 44