Catalaphyllia jardinei
Common Names: Elegant Coral, Elegance Coral, Wonder Coral
Family Euphylliidae
Catalaphyllia jardinei (Saville-Kent, 1893)
Description (Veron 2000)
Characters: Colonies are flabello-meandroid with straight edged septa forming wide V-shaped valleys.
Valleys are evenly spaced and have sharp edged walls. Septa are widely spaced. There are no columellae.
Polyps have large tubular tentacles extending from large fleshy oral discs. Forms satellite colonies
(like the poritid Goniopora stokesi) in aquaria.
Colour: Distinctive green with pink tentacle tips and a striped oral disc.
Similar species: Flabello-meandroid Euphyllia are similar but have septa which steeply plunge at the valley
centre and do not form V-shaped valleys.
Habitat: Occurs in protected, preferably turbid water.
Abundance: Seldom common but conspicuous.
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CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS:
| Site Name | Locality | Date Observed | Remarks | Contributor | ||||
| Banlisan | Pagbilao, Pagbilao Bay, Quezon | Jun-07 | Single colony observed at 20 ft., with photos, with coordinates | Mark Vergara | ||||
| Panambo | Pagbilao, Pagbilao Bay, Quezon | Jun-07 | Single colony observed at 20 ft., moderate current, with photos, with coordinates | Mark Vergara | ||||
| Kay Reyna | Talim Bay, Lian, Batangas | May-07 | Single colony observed at 20 ft., with photos, with coordinates | Mark Vergara | ||||
| Catagman | Davao Gulf, Davao del Norte | Dec-06 | Several small colonies, with photos, with coordinates, two color morphs: green tips and purple tips | Samuel Mamora | ||||
| Samal Island | Davao Gulf, Davao del Norte | Dec-06 | Single small colony, observed at 5 ft. , rocky substrate, with photos, with coordinates | Samuel Mamora | ||||
| San Remigio | Davao Gulf, Davao del Norte | Dec-06 | Single colony observed at 60 ft., sandy substrate, moderate current, with photos, with coordinates | Samuel Mamora | ||||
| Outfall | Pagbilao, Pagbilao Bay, Quezon | Oct-06 | Several small colonies, with photos, with coordinates, with specimen | Mark Vergara | ||||
| Capas Capas | Pagbilao, Pagbilao Bay, Quezon | Oct-06 | Single large colony, with photos, with coordinates, inside MPA | Mark Vergara | ||||
| Talim Pt. | Talim Bay, Lian, Batangas | Aug-06 | Single large colony, with photos, with coordinates | Mark Vergara | ||||
| Twin Rocks | Mabini, Batangas | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Nabotas, Galapatagen Penn. | Mabini, Batangas | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Bethlahem | Tingloy, Batangas | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Dive & Trek | Mabini, Batangas | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Logger's Eden | W Sogod Bay, Leyte | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Sector 10, Transect 1023C | W Sogod Bay, Leyte | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Poblacion 2 | Negros Oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Site 5, SW Cabilauan Is. | Calamianes, Palawan | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Site 29, W Calumbuyan Is. | Calamianes, Palawan | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Site 37, NW Chindonan Is. | Calamianes, Palawan | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Party Island | Danjugan Island, Negros Occidental | Jun-05 | Clear water | Doug Fenner | ||||
| Lipayo, El Dorado | Negros oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Malatapay | Negros oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| San Jose Poblacion | Negros oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Tamao | Negros oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Apo Island | Negros oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Masoplot | Negros Oriental | Jun-05 | 80-100 feet, sand, clear water about a dozen colonies | Doug Fenner | ||||
| Tambobo | Negros Oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Tapon Norte | Negros oriental | Jun-05 | Doug Fenner | |||||
| Zaragosa | Badian, Cebu | Brian Stockwell | ||||||
| Hagakhak Island | Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte | Brian Stockwell | ||||||
| Masaplod Norte | Dauin, Bohol | Brian Stockwell | ||||||
| Basak | Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental | Brian Stockwell | ||||||
| Candijay | Cogtong Bay, Bohol | Single colony, sandy area with seagrasses, with photos | Brian Stockwell |
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