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Contents
I. Introduction .. ' ... _ ... . ........... . ................ .. .. . ... .
1. Research work on reef corals and coral reefs in the Red Sea ....... . .. ... . .
2. Provenance and localities of [he corals ...................... . . . . . . .
3. Annotations on the synonymy lists ........... _ .. . . . ... ... . ... . .. .
II. Systematic description of the collected co rals .......... .. . .... . ...... . .
I. Suborder Astrocoeniina . ..... . ....................... . ....... .
Family Thamn asteriidae . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ............... . .... .
Genus Psammocora . . • •... .... • ... . .. . ... . .... .. ..
Fa mi ly Astrocoeniidae . . . ... . ........ . .......... .
Genus Stylocoeniella ........... - ... ........ ..... .
Family Pocilloporidae ......... . . . .. . ... . ........... .. .... . .
Genus Stylophora .........•••...... ..... . . . .•. . .•••. ..
Genus Seriato pora ....... .. ........ . ..... . .. .... . .. . .
Genus Pocillopora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....... .
Genus Madracis _ ................. _ ..... _ .... .• . . . .. _ .
Family Acroporidae ............... . ................ . ... . . .
Genus Astraeopora ...................... ...... . . .... . .
Genus Acropora . .. . ... , ......................... ... .
Genus Mon{ ipora .. . ................ , ...... . . . .
2. Suborder Fungiina .......... .. ........•.. ..... .. . ....... . .. .
Superfamily Agariciicae ....... .. ....................... .. . .. . .
Family Agariciidae ...... .. ... ....... . . .. ... ..... _....... .
Genus Pavona ........... . ..... . ............. . .
Genus Lcproseris .......... _ . . . . . . .. . ... .
Genus Cardineroseris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . ..... .
Genus Pachyseris . ........ . ........... • ......... . .....
Family Siderastreidae ........ ............... ..... .... . . _.. .
Genus Sideras(rea . ............. . ... . ...... .. ...... . .
Genus Coscinaraea ...... . ....... .
Superfamily Fungiicae . . . . ....... .
Family Fungiidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ....... .. . .
Genus Cycloseris ..... . ............................. . .
Genus Fungia . . . . .. . .. . ...... . ......... . . ......... . .
Genus Ctenactis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . .
Genus I-Ierpolitha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... _.
Genus Podabacia ....... .. .............. .. ......... . . .
Superfamily Poriticac ....................... .... . ... ... ... . . .
Fa mily Poritidae .......... . ..... . .... . ................. .
Genus Al vco po ra .. .. .. . .. ... .. ........ ......... ... .
Genus Goniopora . . . . . .. ............ . . . ..... .
Genus Porites . . . . . . . . ... .. . .. . .. .... . .. . .. . . ... .
3. Suborder Faviina
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Fami ly Faviidae .................. . ................... .. _ 103
Subfamily Faviinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 103
Genus Caulast rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 103
Ge nus Erythra5 trea
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