Agariciidae

Agaricia sp. in a coral reef in Bermuda

The Agariciidae are a family of stony corals ( Scleractinia ). They live in the tropical coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean. Most species of the family growing area close to the substrate or form foliated structures so that they often look like a loose head of lettuce. Like most other stony corals live Agariciidae in a symbiotic relationship with algae ( zooxanthellae ) that supply the coral with nutrients.

In saltwater aquarium include the species of the genus Pavona the easiest to be kept hard corals.

Genera

• Agaricia Lamarck, 1801
• Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918
• Gardineroseris Scheer & Pillai, 1974
• Helioseris Milne -Edwards & Haime, 1849
• Leptoseris Milne -Edwards & Haime, 1849
• Pachyseris Milne -Edwards & Haime, 1849
• Pavona Lamarck, 1801