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Oculinidae
Oculinidae is a family of colonial corals.
Madrepore
Madrepora (Spanish, "mother of pores") is a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or islands in tropical locations. The names Madrepore and Madreporaria were formerly applied universally to any stony coral of the family Scleractinia. They reproduce in three separate ways, as discovered by the marine zoologist Anne Thynne (1800–1866). It is commonly known as horn coral. A colony is branched with small polyps in cylindrical cups separated by a perforated coenosteum. Terminal polyps bear six tentacles, while lateral polyps bear twelve tentacles. Madrepora is economically important, sin

Madrepora oculata
species of cnidarian

Ivory bush coral
species of cnidarian
Oculina
Oculina is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Oculinidae. These corals are mostly found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and Bermuda but some species occur in the eastern Pacific Ocean. They occur at depths down to 1000 metres.
Schizoculina fissipara
species of cnidarian
Oculina diffusa
species of cnidarian
Oculina arbuscula
species of cnidarian
Schizoculina
Schizoculina is a genus of reef-building stony corals in the family Oculinidae.