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| The Fishes of Biosphere2 |
| The Corals of Biosphere2 |
| The Algae of Biosphere2 |
| An Introduction to the Ethology of Fishes |
| Live Web-Cams of the Biosphere2 Oceanarium |
Many species of corals have been introduced to the B2 oceanarium, but most of gone literaly or virtually extinct. We use two common genera of corals, Montipora and Porites, as experimental animals because they are readily available and have thrived in the B2 system. Click on the links below to learn more about the coral components of the Biosphere 2 Coral Reef Mesocosm
Carribean Corals
Hydrocorals
Cnidoscyphus marginatus
Soft Corals
Enicea sp.
Muricea
Plexaura homomalla
Plecaurella sp.
Hard Corals
Colpophyllia natats
Colpophyllia breviserialis
Isophyllastrea rigida
Madracis decactis
Madracis mirabilis
Mycetophyllia aliciae
Porites divaricata
Scolymia sp.
Stephanocoenia mechelinii
Pacific Corals (introduced in 1996)