Hermatypic coral

Hermatypic corals, or stony corals, are reef-building corals, while corals that do not deposit aragonite structures and contribute to coral reef development are referred to as ahermatypic (non-reef-building) species.^[1]

References

^ Schuhmacher H, Zibrowius H (2006). "What is hermatypic?". Coral Reefs 4: 1–9. doi:10.1007/BF00302198.

Corals and coral reefs

Stony corals	Scleractinia Blue coral Brain coral Elkhorn coral Hermatypic coral Pillar coral Staghorn coral Table coral

Soft corals	Alcyonacea Black coral Bamboo coral Organ pipe coral Sea fans Sea pens

Coral reefs	Atoll reef Cay Fringing reef Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs

Coral regions	Deep water coral Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia Barrier Reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Southeast Asian coral reefs

Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band White band disease White pox disease

Protection	Coral reef protection Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball Coral Reef Alliance International Society for Reef Studies

Other	Artificial reef Coral aquaculture Coral dermatitis Coral (precious) Coral rag Coral sand Coralline algae Human impact Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Tabulate (extinct) Zooxanthella