Diversity of Coral Communities in Taiwan
Mesophotic assemblages
Collection and website management: Yu Ting Vicky LIN
Photo credits: Vianney DENIS, Ming-Jay HO, Yu Ting Vicky LIN, Yeng SU
Taxonomic experts: Yehuda BENAYAHU (soft corals), Chaolun Allen CHEN (hard corals), Chang Feng DAI (hard and soft corals), Stephane DE PALMAS (hard corals), Yusheng HUANG (sponges), Shao-Lun LIU (algae)
Important note: Species to confirm are indicates by asterisks. Report an error !
Photo credits: Vianney DENIS, Ming-Jay HO, Yu Ting Vicky LIN, Yeng SU
Taxonomic experts: Yehuda BENAYAHU (soft corals), Chaolun Allen CHEN (hard corals), Chang Feng DAI (hard and soft corals), Stephane DE PALMAS (hard corals), Yusheng HUANG (sponges), Shao-Lun LIU (algae)
Important note: Species to confirm are indicates by asterisks. Report an error !
Sponges (海綿)
FAMILY Agelasidae
Agelas nemoechinata
Region: Ludao, Depth: 40 m
Region: Ludao, Depth: 40 m
Agelas cavernosa
FAMILY Aplysinellidae
Suberea sp.
FAMILY Callyspongiida
Callyspongia confoederata
FAMILY Dictyonellidae
Acanthella cavernosa
FAMILY Niphatidae
Dasychalina fragilis
FAMILY Petrosiidae
Xestospongia testudinaria
Xestospongia vansoesti*
Petrosia sp.
FAMILY Scopalinidae
Stylissa carter
FAMILY Spongiidae
Hippospongia sp.
Coscinoderma sp.
FAMILY Suberitidae
Aaptos suberitoides
FAMILY Thorectidae
Unknown species
Soft corals (軟珊瑚)
FAMILY Alcyoniidae (軟珊瑚科)
Lobophytum hsiehi
Protodendron repens
Rhytisma sp.
Sacrophyton cinereum
Sinularia mollis
Sinularia slieringsi
FAMILY Briareidae (皮珊瑚科)
Briareum violaceum
FAMILY Nephtheidae (穗珊瑚科)
Dendronephthya sp.
Lemnalia sp.
Unidentified sp.
FAMILY Clavulariidae (羽珊瑚科)
Clavularia inflata
FAMILY Xeniidae (傘軟珊瑚科)
Anthelia sp.
Anthelia sp1.*
Anthelia sp2.*
Cespitularia coerulea
FAMILY Tubiporidae (笙珊瑚)
Tubipora sp.
Gorgonia (柳珊瑚)
FAMILY Ellisellidae (鞭珊瑚科)
Ellisellidae sp1.*
Junceella juncea
Junceella fragillis
FAMILY Melithaeidae (扇珊瑚科)
Melithaea sp.
FAMILY Plexauridae (網柳珊瑚科)
Astrogorgia sp1.
Astrogorgia sp2.
Black coral (黑角珊瑚)
Antipatharia sp1
Cirrhipathes sp.
Hard corals (石珊瑚) - Pending !
FAMILY Acroporidae (軸孔珊瑚科)
Acropora cf. tenella
Anacropora sp1.*
FAMILY Euphyllidae (真葉珊瑚科)
Catalaphyllia jardinei
Euphylia ancora
Heliofungia actiniformis
FAMILY Agariciidae (蓮珊瑚科)
Leptoseris papyracea
FAMILY Fungiidae (蕈珊瑚科)
Polyphyllia talpina
FAMILY Pocilloporidae (鹿角珊瑚科)
Seriatopora cf. hystrix
FAMILY Merulinidae (繩紋珊瑚科)
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Algae (藻類)
Brown algae (褐藻)
Dictyota sp.
Lobophora sp.
Spatoglossum stipitatum
Green algae (綠藻)
Halimeda sp.
Udotea sp.
Valonia ventricosa
Valonia aegagropila
Red algae (紅藻)
Amphiroa sp.
Dichotomaria obtusata
Hypnea caespitosa
Jania sp.
Predaea sp.
Pterocladiella sp.
Pterocladiella sp.
Crustose coralline algae (CCA)
Peyssonnelia sp.
Unknown species
Others (其他)
Scyphozoa (缽水母綱)
Nausithoe racemosa
Hydrozoa (水螅綱)
Ascidiacea (海鞘)
Clavelina cyclus
Diplosoma sp.
Lissoclinum bistriatum*
Nudibranchs (裸鰓類)
Chromodoris elisabethina
Foraminifera (有孔蟲)
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Actiniaria (海葵)
Phymanthus crucifer
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