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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia |
| Dendrophylliid
corals Family Dendrophylliidae updated Sep 2025 Where seen? Disk corals (Turbinaria spp.) are among our most commonly encountered hard corals and seen on many of our Southern shores and even some Northern shores. Cave corals (Tubastraea sp.) are small hard corals usually seen in dark places. Only Turbinaria is commonly considered reef-building. Disk corals (Turbinaria spp.) are among the most commonly encountered of this family on Singapore's intertidal shores. They may be flat plates which may be folded into vase-shapes or lettuce-like forms. They may also be encrusting. Some can be large (20-50cm). Tubastrea Cave corals form small colonies (2-4cm). Status: For most there is inadequate information as at 2024 to make an informed assesment of the conservation status of the recorded Family Dendrophylliidae corals in Singapore. |
| Some Dendrophyllid corals on Singapore shores |
| Family
Dendrophyllidae recorded for Singapore from Checklist of Cnidaria (non-Sclerectinia) Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore by Yap Wei Liang Nicholas, Oh Ren Min, Iffah Iesa in G.W.H. Davidson, J.W.M. Gan, D. Huang, W.S. Hwang, S.K.Y. Lum, D.C.J. Yeo, May 2024. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore. 3rd edition. National Parks Board. 663 pp. in red are those listed as threatened in the above.
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