Taxonomy Question

[encrustingacro]

I heard somewhere that faviidae is limited to the Atlantic Ocean while lobophylliidae and merulinidae are limited to the Pacific Ocean. Is this true?

 

[ChiCity]

faviidae is found in both caribbean and pacific….
and their diversity is rivaled only by acroporidae.

maybe you’re thinking about mussimillia?
they’re exclusively atlantic.

 

[encrustingacro]

faviidae is found in both caribbean and pacific….
and their diversity is rivaled only by acroporidae.

maybe you’re thinking about mussimillia?
they’re exclusively atlantic.

This is the article I got the information from.

A Few More Major Changes In LPS Taxonomy

Over the past decade, researchers investigating the genetics of coral evolution came to a startling conclusion—the traditional classification used for stony c

reefs.com

“This is in contrast to the Mussidae (which sport smaller spines of a different morphology), to which they formerly belonged and which are now restricted to the Atlantic.”

 

[ChiCity]

oh in that case, i really couldn’t tell ya…
i know there are some deep reefs around venezuela and the abc islands, brazil, etc…
corals unique to that region.

but i don’t know much about that to speak on the species of corals found there.