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Corals

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, Alcyonidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Finger coral

Scientific name
Sinularia mollis
English name
Finger coral

Features

This Corals grows in large colonies at depths of 10 to 30 meters where the water current is good. It also lives in the waters off the coast of Okinawa Prefecture. Most individuals have green or brown body colors, but there are also rare individuals with yellow or green body colors.

From the breeding staff

This is a Corals that can be seen in the seas of Okinawa! The fluffy-looking branches are cute!

Corals

Classification
Alcyonaceae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Star polyps

Scientific name
Pachyclavularia violacea
English name
Star polyps

Features

A type of Corals called a "soft coral" with a soft body. It grows by covering the rock surface. It is commonly called a "star polyp" because the center of the polyp looks like a star.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

The sight of all the polyps opening at once looks like a grassland! The color of the polyps really stands out against the purple body!

Corals

Classification
Order Zoanthacea, Family Zoanthacea
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Zoanthus sp.

Scientific name
Zoanthus sp.
English name
Zoanthus sp.

Features

A type of Corals with a soft body called a "soft coral." Its Japanese name includes "suna" (suna) because it uses sand instead of a skeleton to form parts of its body.

*Skeleton: The part that becomes the Corals's "bone" and is made mainly of calcium carbonate.

From the breeding staff

This Corals comes in a wide variety of colors depending on where it is found! It's soothing to watch as the green, red, and yellow polyps open all at once!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Amaranthidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Banana coral

Scientific name
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
English name
Banana coral

Features

This coral has a Corals that radiates from the center. The body color is fluorescent overall, and there is a wide variety of colors. In particular, individuals called "multi-color" that contain several colors are popular among collectors.

*Skeleton: The "bony" part of a Corals, made mainly of calcium carbonate.
*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

This Corals has a beautiful body with bright fluorescent colors! It looks like a single flower blooming in the aquarium!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Spinocorallia
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Lobophyllia

Scientific name
Symphyllia valenciennesii
English name
Lobophyllia

Features

Corals are rounded and have a rough surface. They come in a wide variety of shapes, patterns, and colors, including green, orange, red, and purple.

From the breeding staff

This Corals is characterized by its fluffy body and beautiful color!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Porites
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Flower pot coral

Scientific name
Goniopora lobata
English name
Flower pot coral

Features

They are characterized by their long, sea anemone-like polyps, and their body colors are mostly green and red.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

This Corals is characterized by its long polyps! It's soothing to watch the polyps swaying back and forth in the water!

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Cluster acropora coral

Scientific name
Acropora millepora
English name
Cluster acropora coral

Features

Corals grows by spreading outward. The polyps, which are one of the structures of the body, extend like hairs. This type of Acropora coral is beautiful in the way its polyps extend and sway with the water current.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

This is a fascinating Corals with its body branching out in a fine radial pattern, and the polyps spreading out all at once from these many branches!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Anthocoralidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Anchor coral

Scientific name
Euphyllia fimbriata
English name
Anchor coral

Features

The tip of the polyp looks like a ship's anchor, hence the English name "anchor coral". The body color is mostly green, but there are also many other color variations such as yellow and gold. It is highly poisonous among Corals and can attack other Corals.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

This Corals is attractive for its distinctive polyp shape! When you shine a UV light on it, the tip of the polyp glows fantastically!

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Staghorn coral

Scientific name
Acropora formosa
English name
Staghorn coral

Features

This species grows long and branching out like trees. It is characterized by a slightly tubular, angular shape. There are blue and dark green specimens. It lives in areas with depths of 10m or less, such as reef slopes and rocky areas that are less affected by waves, and reef ponds with good tidal flow.

From the breeding staff

Its body is distinctive, branching out like long branches! Although its name includes "Sugi no Ki" (Japanese cedar), it doesn't look much like a cedar tree.

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Montipora hispida

Scientific name
Montipora hispida
English name
Montipora hispida

Features

This Corals grows by covering the rocks. When it grows, the center becomes irregularly raised. Its body color is often greenish brown.

From the breeding staff

Although it is spiky as its name suggests, its dynamic appearance is different from branchy Corals like Acropora!
Look at the top of the tank!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Polytrichum Corals
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Faviidae coral

Scientific name
Caulastrea tumida
English name
Faviidae coral

Features

This Corals is called a bouquet colony because it gathers together like a bouquet of flowers. It looks semicircular from above. Its body color is often a vibrant green, making it easy to see even in the water.

From the breeding staff

In nature, Corals reproduce by releasing "bundles" containing both eggs and sperm from their mouths!
The mouth is in the center of the circle, so take a look!

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, Alcyonidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Bushy whipcoral

Scientific name
Rumphella aggregata
English name
Bushy whipcoral

Features

Its name comes from its shape resembling Japanese silver grass. It also lives in the waters off Okinawa Prefecture. It sheds its skin periodically, a rare feature among Corals.

From the breeding staff

The fluffy looking part is called a "polyp."
These "polyps" catch food, eat it, and get nutrition!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Platycorallidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Plate coral

Scientific name
Pavona decussata
English name
Plate coral

Features

A type of "hard coral" with a hard skeleton. The polyps are relatively small, and the body color is often green or brown. It can be seen in the waters off Okinawa Prefecture, and can sometimes be observed from the top of a breakwater.

*Skeleton: The "bony" part of a Corals, made mainly of calcium carbonate.
*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

This Corals has a cute fluffy appearance, but it's very hard to the touch!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Anthocoralidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Frogspawn coral

Scientific name
Euphyllia divisa
English name
Frogspawn coral

Features

The tips of the tentacles are intricately branched, and because they look like octopus tentacles, they are also known as "octopus Corals." They come in a wide variety of colors, including brown and fluorescent green.

From the breeding staff

The fluorescent green parts are actually Corals shining when exposed to ultraviolet or blue light!
This is due to the action of the green fluorescent protein contained in the Corals.
Check out the beautiful colors of nature!

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Fungia coral
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Fungia coral

Scientific name
Fungia sp.
English name
Fungia coral

Features

It is a solitary Corals with a disk-like, mountain-like shape. Its skeleton radiates out from the center. Its name "Kusabira" is an archaic word for mushroom, and is derived from its appearance and shape. Its body comes in a wide variety of colors, including orange, green, and purple.

*Skeleton: The "bony" part of a Corals, made mainly of calcium carbonate.
*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

Most types of Corals are generally unable to move once they have attached, but there are some types of coral that can move!
Maybe you'll see it moving slowly?

Corals

Classification
Scleractinian Corals, Family: Psammifera
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Chalice coral

Scientific name
Echinophyllia aspera
English name
Chalice coral

Features

This Corals has a plate-like skeleton and grows by covering itself with other corals. Its body color varies widely, including green, orange, and purple.

*Skeleton: The part that becomes the Corals's "bone" and is made mainly of calcium carbonate.

From the breeding staff

In fact, the keepers clean the Corals tanks by going inside them wearing wetsuits.
When I clean, I am nervous that I might bump into the flat Corals , such as the Chalice coral , and break them...!!

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, Nephthea sp.
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Kenya tree coral

Scientific name
Capnella sp.
English name
Kenya tree coral

Features

A type of Corals known as a "soft coral" with a soft body. It is characterized by its tree-like shape and small open polyps. Individuals come in green and brown body colors. It also lives in the waters off Okinawa Prefecture, where it grows in colonies on rocks and on the rubble of branching Corals.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

The way they sway in the flow of the water is so cute and soothing!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Spinocorallia
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Micromussa coral

Scientific name
Acanthastrea lordhowensis
English name
Micromussa coral

Features

Each polyp grows large and plump. Their body comes in a wide variety of colors, including orange, red, green, and pink, and appears to glow when exposed to blue light.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

Don't you think it looks warm being wrapped in that thick flesh?

Corals

Classification
Order Scopalinida Family Scopalinidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Lumpy orange sponge

Scientific name
Stylissa massa
English name
Lumpy orange sponge

Features

It was named after its orange appearance and sponge-like body structure. Although it looks like a Corals(Cnidaria), this species is actually a type of sponge. It grows by absorbing nutrients from seawater.

From the breeding staff

The beautiful orange color will be a great accent for your aquarium!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Anthocoralidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Elegance coral

Scientific name
Catalaphyllia jardinei
English name
Elegance coral

Features

It spreads its sea anemone-like tentacles and forms a fan-shaped colony. It is also known as the "trumpet coral." It is a rare species that is difficult to find because its habitat is limited.

From the breeding staff

Just watching the tentacles swaying back and forth is soothing to the soul!

Corals

Classification
Order Osmodium, Family Osmogonidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Giant cup mushroom coral

Scientific name
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
English name
Giant cup mushroom coral

Features

A type of Corals called a "disc coral" that has a thin, flat shape. It grows by covering rocks. It is also known as "elephant ear" because its shape resembles an elephant's ear.

From the breeding staff

It's attached discreetly to the rocks, so if you don't look closely you might mistake it for a rock and miss it!
Please try to find out where they are!

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, Alcyonidae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Leather coral

Scientific name
Sarcophyton sp.
English name
Leather coral

Features

A type of Corals called a "soft coral" that has a soft body. Its name comes from its mushroom-like appearance. Its appearance differs when the polyps are closed and when they are open; when closed, it has the silhouette of a mushroom, but when it opens, it transforms into a beautiful Corals.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

The polyps are not only cute when they are open, but they are also very cute when they are closed, and I am drawn to this wonderful duality!

Corals

Classification
Pulse coral
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Pulse coral

Scientific name
Xenia sp.
English name
Pulse coral

Features

" Pulse coral " is a collective term for several species of Corals that are difficult to distinguish from one another in appearance. They can be distinguished by the difference in the condition of the trunk and the polyps that grow from it. The body colors of all of them are mostly purple, white, gray, etc.

*Polyp: An organism that looks like a sea anemone and has spread tentacles. Each one is about 5-30mm in size. All Corals are made up of one or more polyps.

From the breeding staff

Soft coral is a type of Corals that does not have a skeleton (it has bones).
The sight of them swaying gently in the water is very soothing!

Corals

Classification
Order Scleractinia, Family Xanthorrhoeae
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Yellow cup coral

Scientific name
Turbinaria frondens
English name
Yellow cup coral

Features

They are circular or elliptical in shape, with wavy edges, and there are colonies with brown or greenish body colors.

From the breeding staff

Its distinctive mortar-shaped appearance is the origin of its name.
One of the charms of this plant is that each colony has its own unique character, with some individuals growing into a dish shape and others into a strongly undulating bowl shape!

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans around the world

Purple tipped acropora

Scientific name
Acropora tenuis
English name
Purple tipped acropora

Features

A branching table Corals. Most individuals are green or brown in color. They live in areas with depths of 10m or less, such as reef slopes and rocky areas that are less affected by waves, and reef ponds with good tidal flow.

From the breeding staff

One of their characteristics is the wide variety of body colors they come in. You can see different appearances even within the same species, not only brown and green but also purple and cream!

Corals

Classification
-
distribution
Tropical and temperate oceans

Encrusting pore coral

Scientific name
Montipora aequituberculata
English name
Encrusting pore coral

Features

A type of colonial Corals. It is flat and spreads thinly. It is characterized by its relatively fast growth, and Corals fragments sometimes attach to rock coverings and grow from them. It comes in brown, green, vermilion, and other colors.

From the breeding staff

This is the Corals that is most commonly found in reefs. It has the unique ability to change the direction it grows in depending on the amount of light it receives.

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
Indo-West Pacific, south of Amami Oshima

Staghorn coral

Scientific name
Acropora microphthalmia
English name
Staghorn coral

Features

The branches of the colony grow long and thin, spreading out over the entire table. It is one of the fastest growing Acropora species.

From the breeding staff

They used to be seen in Okinawa, but have since disappeared due to the effects of global warming.

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
South of Nagasaki Prefecture

Staghorn Coral

Scientific name
Acropora formosa
English name
Staghorn Coral

Features

This species grows long and branching out like trees, and can be found in well-ventilated ponds and lagoons, as well as on reef slopes and rocky areas less affected by waves at depths of less than 10m. Some branches, or just the tips of the branches, are bluish.

From the breeding staff

Each one is a cute Corals shaped like a deer's antler. However, its name is Suginoki (Cedar Tree) Acropora.

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
South of Kochi Prefecture

Staghorn coral

Scientific name
Acropora digitifera
English name
-

Features

They live in shallow areas from the reef edge where waves hit hard to the reef slope. The tips of the branches often turn white. They also form large colonies in places exposed at low tide.

From the breeding staff

As its name suggests, this Corals has pinky-like branches. It has the characteristic that the branches become shorter when it grows in places with strong waves.

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
South of Tanegashima

Bottlebrush acropora

Scientific name
Acropora aculeus
English name
-

Features

A thin, branching Corals found on reef slopes and rocky slopes at depths of less than 10m.

From the breeding staff

It is a hard Corals with a skeleton. When cleaning, we have to be careful not to break it!

Corals

Classification
Scleractinia, Acropora family
distribution
South of Tanegashima

Green digitata

Scientific name
Montipora digitata
English name
-

Features

It lives in shallow areas of reefs and grows in a branch-like shape.

From the breeding staff

It is a hard Corals with a skeleton called hard coral. It has a thick base and grows long upwards.

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, organ-pipe coral
distribution
Amami Oshima and Ogasawara Islands and south

organ-pipe coral

Scientific name
Tubipora musica
English name
Organ-pipe coral

Features

It looks like a mass of flowers. It has a unique skeleton among Corals, and its skeleton resembles the trachea of ​​a pipe organ, hence its English name, organ pipe Corals.

From the breeding staff

This is a cute Corals that looks like a flower.

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, Alcyonidae
distribution
Reef areas south of central Honshu

Octocoral

Scientific name
Alcyonium gracillimum
English name
-

Features

A type of Corals known as a "soft coral" with a soft body. It does not have a large skeleton inside its body, but has small bones called spicules inside its cells. Because of this, alcea species are prone to stretching and contracting, and can be nearly twice as large when stretched as when contracted. This species lives in the shade among alcea species, and survives by preying on plankton and other creatures.

From the breeding staff

They are known as soft corals and have a soft body without a skeleton. Their bright orange coloring adds a beautiful touch to any aquarium.

Corals

Classification
Alcyonacea, Alcyonidae
distribution
South of Tohoku region

Soft Gorgonia sea fan

Scientific name
Euplexaura crassa
English name
-

Features

A type of Corals that lives in shaded areas. It does not require light and obtains nutrients by catching small plankton. It comes in a variety of colors, including red, blue, and yellow.

From the breeding staff

As the name suggests, this goat has thicker branches than other goats. We also raise similar species at our facility, but there are some differences, so it's interesting to compare them.
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