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.

Moon Jelly ¹
Aurelia aurita

Red Warty Anemone ²
Bunodosoma cavernatum

Xenia Pulse Coral ²
Cespitularia erecta

Giant Green Anemone ³
Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Sand-rose Anemone ⁴
Urticina columbiana

Maze Brain Coral ⁵
Platygyra

Ricordea Mushroom Coral ⁶
Ricordea yuma

Birdsnest (Thin) Coral ⁷
Seriatopora hystrix

Vase Montipora Coral ⁸
Montipora capricornis

Green Gem Acropora ⁹
Acropora gemmifera

Umbrella False Corals ¹⁰
Discosoma

Cactus Coral ¹¹
Pavona decussata

Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals ¹²
Acropora

Tricolor Valida Acropora ¹³
Acropora valida

Yellow Cup Coral ¹⁴
Turbinaria frondens

Lobed Brain Coral ¹⁵
pachysepta

Hawkins Blue Echinata ¹⁶
Acropora echinata

Grube's Gorgonian ¹⁷
Pinnigorgia flava

Birdsnest Coral ¹⁵
Seriatopora

Bubble-tip Anemone ¹⁸
Entacmaea quadricolor

Cats Paw Coral ²
Stylophora

Finger Coral ¹⁹
Montipora digitata

Galaxea Coral ²⁰
Galaxea fascicularis

Montipora Confusa Lantern Coral ²¹
Montipora confusa

Lace Coral ²²
Pocillopora damicornis

Mat Anemone ²³
Zoanthus sp.

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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Moon Jelly 1 Aurelia aurita

Red Warty Anemone 2 Bunodosoma cavernatum

Xenia Pulse Coral 2 Cespitularia erecta

Giant Green Anemone 3 Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Sand-rose Anemone 4 Urticina columbiana

Maze Brain Coral 5 Platygyra

Ricordea Mushroom Coral 6 Ricordea yuma

Birdsnest (Thin) Coral 7 Seriatopora hystrix

Vase Montipora Coral 8 Montipora capricornis

Green Gem Acropora 9 Acropora gemmifera

Umbrella False Corals 10 Discosoma

Cactus Coral 11 Pavona decussata

Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals 12 Acropora

Tricolor Valida Acropora 13 Acropora valida

Yellow Cup Coral 14 Turbinaria frondens

Lobed Brain Coral 15 pachysepta

Hawkins Blue Echinata 16 Acropora echinata

Grube's Gorgonian 17 Pinnigorgia flava

Birdsnest Coral 15 Seriatopora

Bubble-tip Anemone 18 Entacmaea quadricolor

Cats Paw Coral 2 Stylophora

Finger Coral 19 Montipora digitata

Galaxea Coral 20 Galaxea fascicularis

Montipora Confusa Lantern Coral 21 Montipora confusa

Lace Coral 22 Pocillopora damicornis

Mat Anemone 23 Zoanthus sp.