TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface .. 2 Mantipara aequituberculata 72 Foreword .. 4 Mantipara circumvallata 74 Introduction 8 Mantipara manasteriata 76 Mantipara spangiasa...... 78 Chapter 1 - WHAT IS A CORAL7 10 • Scleractinian coral morphology 12 - FAMILY AGARICIIDAE 80 • Scleractinian coral biology 18 Gardineraseris planulata 82 • Principal environ mental factors controlling Leptaseris glabra...... 84 reef coral distribution.. .. 20 Leptaseris mycetaseroides... .. 86 Pavana cactus. .. 88 Chapter 2 - CORAL REEfS IN THE WORLD 22 Pavana clavus . .. 90 • Major types of coral reefs 24 Pavana decussata 92 • Reef zonation 26 Pavana explanulata 94 • Coral reef dynamics 28 Pavana maldivensis 96 • World wide distribution of coral reefs and Pavana varians 98 coral daminated benthic communities 30 • Role and importance of coral reefs 32 - FAMILY DENDROPHYLLIIDAE 100 Rhizapsammia wettsteini 102 Chapter 3 - THE NORTH-WESTERN Tubastraea aurea .. .. 104 GULf Of ADEN...... 36 Tubastraea micranthus . .. 106 • The Gulf of Aden and its marine climate .... 38 Turbinaria mesenterina... .. 108 • Coral communities of the north-western Turbinaria peltata 11 0 Gulf of Aden 40 Turbinaria renifarmis .. 11 2

Chapter 4 - DISTRIBUTION AND - FAMILY PORITIDAE 114 CHARACTERISTICS Of THE Ganiapara labata ... 11 6 MAJOR CORAL COMMUNITIES 42 Ganiapara minar 11 8 • Typical community structure and zonation 44 Parites annae...... 120 • Investigated areas 46 Parites harrisani 122 AI Mukallah 46 Parites lobata 124 Burum...... ,48 Parites lutea 126 Bir Ali and nearby islets 50 Parites rus 128 Sikha Island. 52 Balhaf .. 54 - FAMILY SIDERASTREIDAE 130 Aden 56 5iderastrea savignyana 132

Chapter 5 - THE 58 - INCERTAE 5EDI5 134 • Introduction to 60 Galaxea astreata 136 Galaxea fascicularis...... 138 • COMPLE.>< CLADE...... 62 - FAMILY ACROPORIDAE.. 62 • ROBUST CLADE 140 Acrapora dawningi 64 - FAMILY FAVIIDAE 140 Acrapora hyacinthus 66 Cyphastrea micraphthalma 142 Acrapara muricata 68 Cyphastrea serailia . .. 144 Astreapara myriophthalmaContenu protégé.70 parEchinapara copyright gemmacea 146 Favia favus 148 - FAMILY PSAMMOCORIDAE ..206 Favia matthai 150 Psammocora albopicta 208 Favia pallida...... 152 Psammocora contigua...... 210 Favia rotumana...... 154 Psammocora explanulata ..212 Favites abdita...... 1 56 Psammocora profundacella .214 Favites complanata 158 Psammocora stellata 216 Favites halicora .. .. 160 Favites pentagona 162 -INCERTAE SEDIS...... 218 Favites peresi .. 164 Anomastraea irregularis 220 Goniastrea retiformis 166 Blastomussa merleti 222 Hydnophora exesa 168 Coscinaraea monile 224 Leptoria phrygia 170 Leptastrea bottae. ..226 Platygyra daedalea 172 Leptastrea pruinosa .. 228 Leptastrea transversa .. 230 - FAMILY FUNGIIDAE 174 Micromussa amakusensis 232 Cycloseris vaughani 176 Parasimplastrea omanensis 234 Fungia fungites.. 178 Plesiastrea versipora.. .236 Fungia gravis 180 Herpolitha limax 182 • NON-SCLERACTINIAN STONY CORALS 238 Tubipora musica...... 240 - FAMILY MUSSIDAE . 184 Millepora platyphylla.. .242 Acanthastrea echinata 186 Acanthastrea maxima 188 • SOME OTHER INVERTEBRATES 244 . 190 Lobophyllia corymbosa . . .. 192 Glossary. 252 Lobophyllia hemprichii 194 Index .. 253 lacera...... 196 Selected references and literature cited 254 Symphyllia radians 198 Figures . 255 Acknowledgements 255 - FAMILY POCILLOPORIDAE 200 Pocillopora damicornis 202 Stylophora pistillata...... 204 Contenu protégé par copyright