Finger Coral [Porites]

Finger Coral
Description

Porites finger coral forms stout, finger-like or branching mounds that can range from smooth to subtly knobby. Divers often find them in reef areas where they act like sturdy “building blocks,” with their compact structure and varied shapes adding texture to the seascape.

Species
Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites lutea

Massive Porites
Massive Porites

Porites lobata

Christmas Tree Worm Rock
Christmas Tree Worm Rock

Porites astreoides

Thin Finger Coral
Thin Finger Coral

Porites divaricata

Pink Crust Coral
Pink Crust Coral

Porites branneri

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites alveolata

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites annae

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites aranetai

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites arnaudi

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites attenuata

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites australiensis

Porites brighami

Porites brighami

Porites cocosensis

Porites cocosensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites colonensis

Columnar Porites
Columnar Porites

Porites columnaris

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites compressa

Porites (Cribripora)
Porites (Cribripora)

Porites cribripora

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites cumulatus

Cylindrical Finger Coral
Cylindrical Finger Coral

Porites cylindrica

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites decasepta

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites deformis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites densa

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites desilveri

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites echinulata

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites eridani

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites evermanni

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites exserta

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites farasani

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites flavus

Porites fontanesii

Porites fontanesii

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites furcata

Porites gaimardi

Porites gaimardi

Porites hadramauti

Porites hadramauti

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites harrisoni

Porites hawaiensis

Porites hawaiensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites heronensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites horizontalata

Porites latistellata

Porites latistellata

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites lichen

Mannar Porites
Mannar Porites

Porites mannarensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites mayeri

Minicoi Porites
Minicoi Porites

Porites minicoiensis

Monticulate Porites
Monticulate Porites

Porites monticulosa

Murray Porites
Murray Porites

Porites murrayensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites myrmidonensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites napopora

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites negrosensis

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites nigrescens

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites nodifera

Hump Coral
Hump Coral

Porites okinawensis

Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
Order Hard Corals
Scleractinia
Family Porous & Boulder Corals (Stony Corals)
Poritidae
Statistics
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