Endangered Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones of North America**
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Common Name Range ***
Acropora Coral (44) Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Alveopora spp. (6) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Astreopora spp. (3) Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Birdsnest Coral North America (United States Territory)
Blastomussa wellsi North America (United States Territory)
Blue Coral North America (United States Territory)
Cat's Eye Cynarina Coral North America
Cauliflower Coral (3) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
Closed Brain Coral North America (United States Territory)
Diploastrea Brain Coral North America (United States Territory)
Echinopora spp. (4) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Elliptical Star Coral North America (including United States)
False Flower Coral (1) Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Fungia fungites North America (United States Territory)
Goniastrea spp. (2) Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Goniopora spp. (4) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Grape Coral North America (United States Territory)
Green Torch Coral North America (United States Territory)
Hydnophora Coral (2) Asia, North America, North America (United States Territory)
Isopora spp. (2) Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Knob Coral (7) Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Large Ivory Coral North America (including United States)
Millepora spp. (1) Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America, Oceanic
Montastraea spp. (3) North America (including United States Territory)
Montastrea spp. (4) Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Montipora spp. (22) Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America
Moon Coral (7) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Octopus Coral (2) Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Organ Pipe Coral North America (United States Territory)
Oulophyllia spp. (2) North America (United States Territory)
Pavona spp. (5) Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Pillar Coral North America (including United States)
Porites spp. (11) Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America
Psammocora spp. (5) Mexico, United States/US Territory
Smooth Cauliflower Coral North America
Starry Cup Coral (4) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceans
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**What corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones are listed here?:

The North America section of this site lists the folllowing corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones appearing on select endangered species lists:
  • Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones that dwell in or migrate to any part of the North American continent, except Hawaii, which has its own section.
  • Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones of Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands.
  • Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones of the Mexican Holarctic.
  • Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones of the Gulf of Maine.

Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.


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