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Table Showing Corals Found in the Arnhem Land Coral Survey (PDF Table 3. Species in sites. Records from this study are imbedded in records for the whole Australian coastline. Except for the Essington Peninsula, records for the whole Australian coastline are in Veron (1993), which gives sources of original data. Updates, including some name changes, are in Veron and Stafford-Smith (2002). Records for the Essington Peninsula have not been previously published. Western and south-west Australian coast WA offshore Northern Territory coastCoral Sea Eastern and south-east Australian coast Sites 1 andSites 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 7 Site 9 Site 10 Site 11 Site 12 Site 13 Site 14 Site 15 Recherche Archipelago SW Coast Bay Geographe Marmian Region Island Rottnest Quinns Rock Region Region Bay Jurien Region Geraldton Port Gregory Region Island Abrolhos Houtman Bay Shark Reefs Ningaloo Dampier Arch. Kimberley Coast Rowley Shoals Scott Reef Ashmore Reef Peninsula Essington Guinea New Papua Southern Coral Sea Strait Torres GBR Northern Central GBR Pompey and Swain Reefs Reefs Bunker & Capricorn Reef Flinders Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Island Lord Howe Island Solitary NSW Northern NSW Southern Victoria Australia South Acanthastrea bowerbanki x x x xxx x Acanthastrea echinata xxxx x x x x xxx x x xxxxxxx Acanthastrea hemprichii x x xx xx x xxxxx Acanthastrea hillae xxx x x xx xxx x x x Acanthastrea lordhowensis x x xxxxxx x x x x Acanthastrea rotundoflora x x xxxxx Acropora abrolhosensis xxxx x x x x xxxxx Acropora abrotanoides xxxx x x x x xxx xxx x Acropora aculeus xx xx x x x x xxx x Acropora acuminata x x x xxx x Acropora anthocercis xxx x x x x xxx x x Acropora aspera xxxxx x x xxxxxxxx x xxx x x Acropora austera xxxx x x x xxx x x xxx xxx Acropora azurea x Acropora bruggemanni x x x x x x xxx x Acropora bushyensis x x xx Acropora cardenae x Acropora carduus x x xxx Acropora caroliniana x x x xx x Acropora cerealis xxxx x x xxx x x xx x xxx x Acropora chesterfieldensis x Acropora clathrata xxxx x x x x xxx xx Acropora cuneata x xxxxx Acropora cytherea xxxx x x xxx x x xx x xxx xxx x Acropora dendrum x ? x x xxx x Acropora digitifera xxxxxxx x x x xxxxxxxxxxxx x xxx x x Acropora divaricata xxx x x xxx x x xxx xx Acropora donei xxx x x x xxx xx Acropora echinata x x xxx Acropora elizabethensis x x Acropora elseyi x x x x xxx Acropora exquisita x x Acropora florida xxxx x x x xxx x x xxx xx Acropora formosa x xxxx x x x xxx x x xxxxx Acropora gemmifera x x x x x xxx x xxxxxx x xxxx xx x Acropora glauca xxx x x x xxx xx xxx x x Acropora grandis xx xx x x x xxx x x xxxxxx Acropora granulosa xx x x x x x x xxx x Acropora horrida xxxx x x xxxx x xxxxx x Acropora humilis x x x x x xxxxx x x xxxxxx Acropora hyacinthus x xxxxxx x x x xxx x xx x xxxxxxx x x x Acropora kirstyae x x Acropora latistella xxxxxx x x x xxx x x x xxx xxx x x Acropora listeri x x x xxx x Western and south-west Australian coast WA offshore Northern Territory coastCoral Sea Eastern and south-east Australian coast Sites 1 andSites 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 7 Site 9 Site 10 Site 11 Site 12 Site 13 Site 14 Site 15 Recherche Archipelago SW Coast Bay Geographe Marmian Region Island Rottnest Quinns Rock Region Region Bay Jurien Region Geraldton Port Gregory Region Island Abrolhos Houtman Bay Shark Reefs Ningaloo Dampier Arch. Kimberley Coast Rowley Shoals Scott Reef Ashmore Reef Peninsula Essington Guinea New Papua Southern Coral Sea Strait Torres GBR Northern Central GBR Pompey and Swain Reefs Reefs Bunker & Capricorn Reef Flinders Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Island Lord Howe Island Solitary NSW Northern NSW Southern Victoria Australia South Acropora longicyathus x x x x x x xxxxx Acropora loripes x x x xxx x Acropora lovelli xx x x x x Acropora lutkeni x xxx xx Acropora microclados x x x xx x xx x xxx x Acropora microphthalma x xxxx x x xxx x x xxx Acropora millepora x xxxxxx x x x xxxxxxxxx x xxx xxx x Acropora monticulosa x x x xxx x x xxx Acropora multiacuta x xxx Acropora nana xxxx x x x x xxx xx Acropora nasuta xxxx x x x xxx x x x xxx xxx Acropora nobilis xxxx x x x xxx x x xxx xx Acropora orbicularis Acropora palifera x x x x x x xxxxxxx x Acropora palmerae xxxx Acropora paniculata x x xxx Acropora polystoma x x xxx Acropora pulchra xxxxxx x x xxx x xxx x x Acropora robusta xxxx x x x xx x x xxx xx Acropora cf.rosaria xxx x x x x xx Acropora samoensis x x x x x xxx x x xx x xxx xx Acropora sarmentosa xxx xxx xxx x xxx xxx Acropora secale x x xxx xx Acropora selago xxxx x x xxxxx x xxx Acropora solitaryensis xxxx xxx x x xx x xxx xx x x Acropora spicifera xxx x Acropora stoddarti xxx x Acropora subglabra x x x x x xxx Acropora subulata xx xx x x x x xxxxxxx x x xxx x Acropora tenuis xxxx x x x xxx xxx x xxx x x Acropora torresiana Acropora tortuosa xx xx x Acropora valenciennesi xxx x x x x xxx x Acropora valida xxxx x x x x xxxxx x x xxx xxx x Acropora vaughani xx x x x x xxx Acropora vermiculata x Acropora verweyi xxxx x x x xxx xx x Acropora wallaceae xx xx Acropora willisae xx x x xxx x x Acropora yongei xxxxx x x xxx xxx x x Alveopora allingi xxx xx x x x xxx x x Alveopora catalai x x x xxxx Alveopora fenestrata xx x x xxxx x x xx x Alveopora gigas x x Alveopora marionensis x xx Alveopora spongiosa xxx x x x x x x xxxxxxx x Alveopora tizardi xx x ??xxx Alveopora verrilliana xx x x x x x Western and south-west Australian coast WA offshore Northern Territory coastCoral Sea Eastern and south-east Australian coast Sites 1 andSites 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 7 Site 9 Site 10 Site 11 Site 12 Site 13 Site 14 Site 15 Recherche Archipelago SW Coast Bay Geographe Marmian Region Island Rottnest Quinns Rock Region Region Bay Jurien Region Geraldton Port Gregory Region Island Abrolhos Houtman Bay Shark Reefs Ningaloo Dampier Arch. Kimberley Coast Rowley Shoals Scott Reef Ashmore Reef Peninsula Essington Guinea New Papua Southern Coral Sea Strait Torres GBR Northern Central GBR Pompey and Swain Reefs Reefs Bunker & Capricorn Reef Flinders Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Island Lord Howe Island Solitary NSW Northern NSW Southern Victoria Australia South Anacropora forbesi x xxx Anacropora matthai x x Anacropora puertogalerae x x xxx Anacropora reticulata x x Astreopora cucullata x xxx Astreopora explanata xxxx x x xx x x x Astreopora gracilis xxx x xxxxx x xx x xxx x Astreopora incrustans x xxx Astreopora listeri x xxxxxxx Astreopora macrostoma x Astreopora moretonensis x xxx x Astreopora myriophthalma xxxx x x xxxxxxxxx xx x xxxxxx Astreopora ocellata x xxx x x x x xxx x x Astreopora scabra x xxx Australogyra zelli x xxxx Australomussa rowleyensis xxx x x xx xx Barabattoia amicorum x x xxx xx xxx xxx x Barabattoia laddi x Blastomussa merleti xx x xxx x x Blastomussa wellsi x x x x xxx Cantharellus noumeae x Catalaphyllia jardinei xx x xxx x Caulastrea curvata x x x xxx Caulastrea echinulata x xx Caulastrea furcata x x x x xxxx Caulastrea tumida xxx x xx Coeloseris mayeri x x x x xx x xxxx x Coscinaraea columna x xxxxx x x x xxx x x xx x xxxxxxx x x Coscinaraea crassa x x Coscinaraea exesa xxxx xx xxx x xxxxx x Coscinaraea marshae xxxxx x x Coscinaraea mcneilli xxxxxxx x x Coscinaraea wellsi x xx x x x x x Ctenactis albitentaculata xx Ctenactis crassa xxxx x x xxxx Ctenactis echinata xxx x xxx x xxxx Cycloseris costulata x x x x xx xxx x Cycloseris curvata x x x Cycloseris cyclolites xxx x xx x Cycloseris erosa x xx Cycloseris patelliformis xx x x xx x Cycloseris sinensis x x Cycloseris somervillei x xx Cycloseris tenuis x x Cycloseris vaughani x x x x x x xx x Cynarina lacrymalis x x x x x xxxxx Cyphastrea agassizi x Cyphastrea chalcidicum x x x x xxx x x x xxxx Western and south-west Australian coast WA offshore Northern Territory coastCoral Sea Eastern and south-east Australian coast Sites 1 andSites 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 7 Site 9 Site 10 Site 11 Site 12 Site 13 Site 14 Site 15 Recherche Archipelago SW Coast Bay Geographe Marmian Region Island Rottnest Quinns Rock Region Region Bay Jurien Region Geraldton Port Gregory Region Island Abrolhos Houtman Bay Shark Reefs Ningaloo Dampier Arch. Kimberley Coast Rowley Shoals Scott Reef Ashmore Reef Peninsula Essington Guinea New Papua Southern Coral Sea Strait Torres GBR Northern Central GBR Pompey and Swain Reefs Reefs Bunker & Capricorn Reef Flinders Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Island Lord Howe Island Solitary NSW Northern NSW Southern Victoria Australia South Cyphastrea decadia x xxx x Cyphastrea japonica x x xxxx Cyphastrea microphthalma xxxxxxx x x x xxxxxxxxx xx x xxxxx x x Cyphastrea ocellina xx Cyphastrea serailia xx xxxxxxx x x x xxx x xxx xx x xxxxxxx x x Diaseris distorta x xx x Diaseris fragilis xx xxx Diploastrea heliopora xx x x x x xx xx x xxx Duncanopsammia axifuga xxxxx xxxxxx xx xxx Echinophyllia aspera xxxx x x x xxx x x x xxxxxxx x x Echinophyllia echinata x x x xx Echinophyllia echinoporoides x xxx Echinophyllia orpheensis xxxx x x x xx x x xxxxx x Echinopora ashmorensis x ? Echinopora gemmacea x x xxxxx Echinopora hirsutissima x x x xx x xxx Echinopora horrida xx x x x x x xxxxx Echinopora lamellosa xx x x x x xxx x x x x xxxxx x Echinopora mammiformis x x xxxxx Echinopora pacificus x Euphyllia ancora xx x x x x xxx xxx Euphyllia cristata x x x xxxxx Euphyllia divisa xx x xxxx Euphyllia glabrescens x xxxx x x xxx xxx x xxxxx Euphyllia paraancora xxxx Euphyllia yaeyamaensis x Favia danae ?x x x x xxxxx Favia favus xx xxxxxxx x x x xxxxxx x x xxxxxxx x Favia helianthoides x x x x x Favia laxa x x x x xxx xxxx xxxxx Favia lizardensis xxx x x xxx x xxxx Favia maritima x xxx x xx xx x Favia marshae x x x ? Favia matthaii xxxx x x x xxxxxxxxx xx x xxxxx x Favia maxima xxxx x x x xxx xxxxx
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