CONTENTS 



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1. Distribution of Coral Reefs throughout the World 14 



2. Manner of Formation of Reefs 20 



3. The Western Atlantic Reefs 36 



4. Structure and Habits of the Living Coral 42 



5. Associates of the Living Coral 48 



6. Collection and Preparation of Corals 55 



7. List of the Western Atlantic Reef Corals 59 



8. Identification of the Western Atlantic Reef Corals 63 



9 Description of the Western Atlantic Reef Corals 73 



APPENDICES 



Glossary of Principal Technical Terms used in Coral 

 Taxonomy 101 



Taxonomic Key to Genera of Western Atlantic Corals 104 



Selected Bibliography 109 



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