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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Faviidae |
| Small
ring coral awaiting identification * Family Merulinidae updated Nov 2019 Where seen? This boulder-shaped hard coral with small circular corallites are often seen on many of our shores. Features: Colonies seen 10-15cm, sometimes larger. The colony is generally a smooth boulder shape. The corallites have separate walls, are generally circular and packed closely to one another. The result is a regular pattern of small O-shapes. Colony colours seen include brown, green and blue. Often, they are seen to flouresce a bright green, especially near sunset. Some species of corals recorded for Singapore that have these patterns include: Favia and Montastrea species. It's hard to distinguish them without close examination of small features and they are grouped here by large external features for convenience of display. |
 Pulau Hantu, Apr 06 |
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 Pulau Semakau, Sep 11  |
 Pulau Hantu, Feb 07  |
 Sisters Island, Jan 07  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Small ring corals on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Terumbu Bukom, Nov 10 |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10 |
 Pulau Berkas, May 10 |
 Pulau Sudong, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Biola, Dec 09  |
 Terumbu Salu, Jan 10  |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10  |
 Pulau Senang, Aug 10  |
 Pulau Senang, Jun 10  |