Annotated Checklist of the Hermatypic Corals of the Philippines

Abstract

All known reef-building corals of the Philippines are listed in
\nsystematic order. Records are from original field studies combined with reevaluations
\nof major taxonomic collections in Philippines universities. Field
\nstudies were conducted in 1986 and 1988 on reefs near Bolinao (Luzon), Puerto
\nGalera (Mindoro), Mactan (Cebu), Apo Island (Negros), and EI Nido (Palawan),
\nan area of over half the east-west and north-south extent of the country.
\nDetailed studies were made of collections at the University of the Philippines
\n(Marine Science Institute, Zoology Department, and Bolinao Marine Laboratory),
\nthe University of San Carlos, and Silliman University. Synonomies are
\nproposed, based on reevaluations of all available type specimens that have the
\nPhilippines as type locality. All taxa are indexed.