Family
Common name: Mushroom Corals
Scientific name: Fungiidae
Fungiidae, commonly known as Mushroom, Plate, or Disc Corals, are a family of unique, free-living stony corals. They are popular in the reefkeeping hobby for their distinctive shapes and variety of colors. Members of this family are known for their ability to detach from the substrate and relocate. They exhibit fascinating behaviors such as inflating to shed sediment. Fungiidae are generally hardy and can be easier to care for than some other corals, making them suitable for beginners. They host symbiotic zooxanthellae, which assist in their nutrition through photosynthesis.
- Common name: Cantharellus jebbiScientific name: Cantharellus jebbi
- Common name: mushroom coralScientific name: Fungia concinna
- Common name: mushroom coralScientific name: Fungia fungites
- Common name: mushroom coralScientific name: Fungia hexagonalis
- Common name: mushroom coralScientific name: Fungia horrida
- Common name: mushroom coralScientific name: Fungia paumotensis
- Common name: mushroom coralScientific name: Fungia repanda
- Common name: Bowl coralScientific name: Halomitra clavator
- Common name: Long Tentacle Plate CoralScientific name: Heliofungia actiniformis
- Common name: Striate boomerang coralScientific name: Herpolitha limax
- Common name: Stone-leaf coralScientific name: Lithophyllon undulatum
- Common name: Mushroom CoralScientific name: Lobactis scutaria
- Common name: Bracket coralScientific name: Podabacia crustacea
- Common name: Joker's boomerang coralScientific name: Polyphyllia talpina
- Common name: Sandalolitha africanaScientific name: Sandalolitha africana
- Common name: Discus coralScientific name: Zoopilus echinatus