North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher's education team has put their census up on iNaturalist, so that teachers and fellow educators have a reference to learn more about the different species here at the aquarium.

Taxonomy
« Back To Cnidarians Phylum Cnidaria
- Sea Anemones and Corals Class Anthozoa
  - 23 Hexacorallians Subclass Hexacorallia
  - 2 Octocorals Subclass Octocorallia

Red Warty Anemone ¹
Bunodosoma cavernatum

Xenia Pulse Coral ¹
Cespitularia erecta

Giant Green Anemone ²
Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Sand-rose Anemone ³
Urticina columbiana

Maze Brain Coral ⁴
Platygyra

Ricordea Mushroom Coral ⁵
Ricordea yuma

Birdsnest (Thin) Coral ⁶
Seriatopora hystrix

Vase Montipora Coral ⁷
Montipora capricornis

Green Gem Acropora ⁸
Acropora gemmifera

Umbrella False Corals ⁹
Discosoma

Cactus Coral ¹⁰
Pavona decussata

Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals ¹¹
Acropora

Tricolor Valida Acropora ¹²
Acropora valida

Yellow Cup Coral ¹³
Turbinaria frondens

Lobed Brain Coral ¹⁴
pachysepta

Hawkins Blue Echinata ¹⁵
Acropora echinata

Grube's Gorgonian ¹⁶
Pinnigorgia flava

Birdsnest Coral ¹⁴
Seriatopora

Bubble-tip Anemone ¹⁷
Entacmaea quadricolor

Cats Paw Coral ¹
Stylophora

Finger Coral ¹⁸
Montipora digitata

Galaxea Coral ¹⁹
Galaxea fascicularis

Montipora Confusa Lantern Coral ²⁰
Montipora confusa

Lace Coral ²¹
Pocillopora damicornis

Mat Anemone ²²
Zoanthus sp.

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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Red Warty Anemone 1 Bunodosoma cavernatum

Xenia Pulse Coral 1 Cespitularia erecta

Giant Green Anemone 2 Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Sand-rose Anemone 3 Urticina columbiana

Maze Brain Coral 4 Platygyra

Ricordea Mushroom Coral 5 Ricordea yuma

Birdsnest (Thin) Coral 6 Seriatopora hystrix

Vase Montipora Coral 7 Montipora capricornis

Green Gem Acropora 8 Acropora gemmifera

Umbrella False Corals 9 Discosoma

Cactus Coral 10 Pavona decussata

Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals 11 Acropora

Tricolor Valida Acropora 12 Acropora valida

Yellow Cup Coral 13 Turbinaria frondens

Lobed Brain Coral 14 pachysepta

Hawkins Blue Echinata 15 Acropora echinata

Grube's Gorgonian 16 Pinnigorgia flava

Birdsnest Coral 14 Seriatopora

Bubble-tip Anemone 17 Entacmaea quadricolor

Cats Paw Coral 1 Stylophora

Finger Coral 18 Montipora digitata

Galaxea Coral 19 Galaxea fascicularis

Montipora Confusa Lantern Coral 20 Montipora confusa

Lace Coral 21 Pocillopora damicornis

Mat Anemone 22 Zoanthus sp.