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Family: Plerogyridae (See list of species below)

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15 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Blastomussa loyae []	Blastomussa merleti []	No picture found Blastomussa omanensis []
No picture found Blastomussa vivida []	Blastomussa wellsi [Branched cup coral]	Nemenzophyllia turbida []
No picture found Physogyra exerta []	Physogyra lichtensteini [Pearl bubble coral]	No picture found Plerogyra cauliformis []
No picture found Plerogyra diabolotus []	Plerogyra discus [Bubble coral]	No picture found Plerogyra eurysepta []
No picture found Plerogyra multilobata []	Plerogyra simplex []	Plerogyra sinuosa [Rounded bubblegum coral]

15 Species of Family Plerogyridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Blastomussa loyae		Western Indian Ocean.
Blastomussa merleti		Indo-Pacific
Blastomussa omanensis		Western Indian Ocean
Blastomussa vivida		Western Pacific.
Blastomussa wellsi	Branched cup coral	Indo-West Pacific
Nemenzophyllia turbida		Indo-West Pacific	20 COLD
Physogyra exerta		Western Central Pacific
Physogyra lichtensteini	Pearl bubble coral	Indo-West Pacific
Plerogyra cauliformis		Western Central Pacific
Plerogyra diabolotus		Western Central Pacific
Plerogyra discus	Bubble coral	Indo-West Pacific
Plerogyra eurysepta		Western Central Pacific
Plerogyra multilobata		Western Central Pacific
Plerogyra simplex		Indo-Pacific
Plerogyra sinuosa	Rounded bubblegum coral	Indo-Pacific

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