coral encyclopedia?

[Jon T4S]

Does anyone know of a good place to find out more information about specific corals? like some kind of online coral encyclopedia or something?

Thanks so much!

 

[ReeferHD]

check out Melev's creature ID https://www.melevsreef.com/creatures, and for in-depth care, tidal gardens on youtube has individual care guides on almost every coral.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Corals of the World is good, but it has outdated taxonomic nomenclature. WoRMS is the authoritative database for corals and other marine invertebrates, but it usually doesn’t have reference images for identification. Indo-Pacific Corals by Joe Rowlett is a good book that identifies a wide range of corals, but the taxonomy there is a little outdated, also.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Does anyone know of a good place to find out more information about specific corals? like some kind of online coral encyclopedia or something?

Thanks so much!

It's often helpful to look at the major online coral vendors, including LiveAquaria.com and saltwaterfish.com, for general descriptions and care requirements.

For something more scientific, try the CITES guide:

Edit for clarity: the link below is not to something I posted, just something I found helpful (and bookmarked ;) )

I got my hands on the CITES Stony Coral ID Guide

I uploaded the Stony Coral ID guide launched at CITES CoP 19. It's meant for customs agents to ID stony corals to prevent illegal coral trade, but it's a beautiful full colour guide that I think would be really interesting for a lot of you. I've attached the PDF here so feel free to take a look!

www.reef2reef.com

 

[thamnasteroid]

It's often helpful to look at the major online coral vendors, including LiveAquaria.com and saltwaterfish.com, for general descriptions and care requirements.

For something more scientific, try the CITES guide:

Edit for clarity: the link below is not to something I posted, just something I found helpful (and bookmarked ;) )

I got my hands on the CITES Stony Coral ID Guide

I uploaded the Stony Coral ID guide launched at CITES CoP 19. It's meant for customs agents to ID stony corals to prevent illegal coral trade, but it's a beautiful full colour guide that I think would be really interesting for a lot of you. I've attached the PDF here so feel free to take a look!

www.reef2reef.com

I wouldn’t recommend the CITES guide as it makes over-generalizations and uses outdated taxonomy.

 

[dennis romano]

Check "Aquarium Corals Selection, Husbandry and Natural History" by Eric Borneman.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I wouldn’t recommend the CITES guide as it makes over-generalizations and uses outdated taxonomy.

Most of us aren't as worried about exact taxonomy as you... We just want to provide our coral with the best care which can be done regardless of the exact scientific label placed on the coral.