| Pocillopora | |
| General description: branching colonies; calices crowded together on wart-like projections (verrucae) and connected by a network of common walls, ridges, seams, or grooves. | |
| Pocillopora damicornis - lace coral |  |
| Growth form: finely branched with many divisions; branches not thicker than a pencil; colonies small, up to 15 cm; bushy-shaped; light to dark brown. | |
| Fine structure: septa and columella poorly developed; walls of terminal calices flare outward. | |
| Habitat: protected areas in shallow water. | |
| Pocillopora eydouxi - elkhorn coral |  |
| Growth form: large (up to 80 cm) with thick, cylindrical, vertical branches that lack divisions; brown. | |
| Fine structure: calices have distinct septa and columella. | |
| Habitat: wave-exposed areas, generally deeper than 10 m. | |
| Pocillopora meandrina - cauliflower coral |  |
| Growth form: heavy, leaf-like branches often forked near the end; brown to pink. | |
| Fine structure: septa and columella poorly developed; calyx irregularly shaped. | |
| Habitat: wave-exposed areas, generally shallower than 10 m. | |
