Endangered Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones of Africa
| Show corals in Africa with profiles available. | |
| Show all corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones of concern in Africa. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Acropora Coral (40) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
| Alveopora spp. (6) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Astreopora spp. (2) | Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Birdsnest Coral | Africa |
| Blastomussa wellsi | Africa |
| Blue Coral | Africa |
| Bracket Coral | Africa |
| Broad Sea Fan | Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara |
| Bubble Coral (1) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Austria, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Cat's Eye Cynarina Coral | Africa |
| Caulastrea spp. (2) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Cauliflower Coral (4) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
| Closed Brain Coral | Africa |
| Crisp Pillow Coral | Africa |
| Crust Coral (4) | Africa |
| Ctenella chagius | British Indian Ocean Territory, Mauritius, Reunion |
| Cyphastrea hexasepta | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan |
| Diploastrea Brain Coral | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Echinopora spp. (4) | Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Elegance Coral | Africa |
| Erythrastrea flabellata | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan |
| False Flower Coral (2) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| False Pillow Coral | Africa |
| Fungia curvata | Africa |
| Fungia fungites | Africa |
| Fungia seychellensis | Africa |
| Goniastrea spp. (7) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic |
| Goniopora spp. (8) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic |
| Grape Coral | Africa |
| Green Torch Coral | Africa |
| Hood Coral | Madagascar |
| Horastrea indica | Indian Ocean (Comoros), Indian Ocean (Reunion), Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
| Hydnophora Coral (2) | Africa, Asia |
| Isopora spp. (4) | Africa, Asia |
| Knob Coral (12) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Oceanic |
| Least Valley Coral | Africa |
| Leptoseris spp. (2) | Africa, Asia, Australia |
| Micromussa-Super Red | Africa |
| Millepora spp. (1) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America |
| Montastrea spp. (5) | Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Montipora spp. (23) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
| Moon Coral (13) | Africa |
| Octopus Coral (2) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic |
| Open Brain Coral | Africa |
| Orange Button Coral | Africa |
| Organ Pipe Coral | Africa |
| Oulophyllia spp. (2) | Africa |
| Pachyseris spp. (1) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic |
| Parasimplastrea sheppardi | Djibouti, Indian Ocean (Reunion), Mauritius, Somalia |
| Pavona spp. (6) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Pearl Bubble Coral | Africa |
| Pectinia spp. (2) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Platygyra spp. (5) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic |
| Plesiastrea devantieri | Djibouti, Eritrea, Indian Ocean (Comoros), Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
| Porites spp. (9) | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
| Poritipora paliformis | Africa |
| Psammocora spp. (4) | Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic, United States/US Territory |
| Seriatopora aculeata | Madagascar |
| Smooth Cauliflower Coral | Africa |
| Starry Cup Coral (10) | Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceans |
| Stylophora wellsi | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Madagascar, Somalia, Sudan |
| Symphyllia hassi | Africa |
| Turbinaria Coral (4) | Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| Wrinkle Coral | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Indian Ocean |
**What corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones are listed here?:
The Africa 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 nation or region found on the African continent.
- Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones dwelling in or that travel to the Mediterranean Sea and any islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones dwelling in or that migrate to Madagascar and nearby islands (to the southwest of India or east of Madagascar).
- Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones dwelling in or that migrate to North Atlantic islands off the western coast of Africa.
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.
