CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 5 ' 



Bibliography 60 



Geographic distribution of species 63 



Some corals from Kermadec Island 67 



Corals from Murray Island according to station 67 



Corals collected on line i, southeast reef 67 



Other corals collected near Murray Island 69 



Corals from Cocos-Keeling Islands 7° 



Systematic description of species 73 



Class Anthozoa 73 



Subclass Zoantharia 73 



Order Hexacoralla 73 



Madreporaria Imperforata 73 



Family Seriatoporidae 73 



Genus Seriatopora 73 



Pocillopora 75 



Family Stylophoridjc 80 



Genus Stylophora 80 



Family Oculinidae 81 



Genus Acrhelia 81 



Family Eusmiliidae 81 



Genus Euphyllia 81 



Family Orbicellidae 85 



Genus Orbicella 85 



Cyphastrea 87 



Leptastrea 89 



Echinopora 97 



Galaxea 98 



Family Faviidae 100 



Genus Favia 100 



Favites 109 



Goniastrea 113 



Leptoria 117 



Mseandra 119 



Hydnophora 121 



Family Mussidae 122 



Genus Mussa 122 



Symphyllia 124 



Acanthastrea 125 



Not referred to a family 126 



Genus Merulina 126 



Page. 

 Systematic description of species — Continued. 

 Class Anthozoa — Continued. 



Subclass Zoantharia — Continued. 

 Order Hexacoralla — Continued. 



Madreporaria Fungida 127 



Family Fungiidae 127 



Genus Fungia 127 



Herpetolitha 129 



Polyphyllia 130 



Family Agariciidae 131 



Genus Pachyseris 131 



Pavona 132 



Coeloseris 139 



Agaricia 140 



Psammocora 140 



Not referred to family 142 



Genus Diploastrea 142 



Madreporaria Perforata 143 



Family Eupsammiidae I43 



Genus Dendrophyllia 143 



Family Acroporidse 14S 



Genus Astreopora 14s 



Turbinaria 147 



Montipora 148 



Acropora 159 



Family Poritidae 186 



Genus Goniopora 186 



Porites 188 



Subclass Alcyonaria 206 



Family Tubiporidx 206 



Genus Tubipora 206 



Class Hydrozoa 206 



Order Hydrocorallinae 206 



Family Milleporidae 206 



Genus Millepora 206 



List of publications cited 208 



Explanation of plates 211 



Plates 20 to 93 follow page 219 



Index 221-234 



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