Notification to the Parties

CONCERNING:

Trade in hard corals

List of coral taxa that can be recognized at species and at genus levels

1. Decision 11.99 required the Animals Committee to provide advice to the Secretariat on the genera of hard corals for which it is practical to recognize specimens in trade to the species level, and on the genera for which identification to genus level only is acceptable for the purpose of implementing Resolutions Conf. 11.17 [now Resolution Conf. 11.17 (Rev. CoP12)] and Conf. 10.2 (Rev.) (repealed by Resolution Conf. 12.3).

2. A list of coral genera that can be identified to species level and of those that can be identified to genus level only was adopted by the Animals Committee at its 18th meeting (San José, April 2002). In his report for the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Santiago, 2002), the Chairman of the Animals Committee recommended that this list be distributed by the Secretariat as a Notification to the Parties (see document CoP12 Doc. 10.1, paragraph 76). This recommendation was accepted by the Conference of the Parties.

3. Consequently, the Secretariat hereby provides a list of 71 taxa of hard coral that are considered to be identifiable to species level (see Annex 1), and 49 taxa where identification to genus level is acceptable but which should be identified to species level where feasible (see Annex 2).

 

 

Annex 1

Coral taxa identifiable to species level

Taxa	Number of species in the genus
Acrhelia horrescens	1
Anomastrea irregularis	1
Asteosmilia connata	1
Australogyra zelli	1
Australomussa rowleyensis	1
Blastomussa	2
Boninastrea boninensis	1
Cantharellus	3
Catalaphyllia jardinei	1
Cladocora	4
Coeloseris mayeri	1
Colpophyllia	3
Ctenella chagius	1
Cynarina lacrymalis	1
Dendrogyra cylindricus	1
Dichocoenia	2
Diploastrea heliopora	1
Diploria	3
Duncanopsammia axifuga	1
Erythrastea flabellata	1
Euphyllia (live)	9
Eusmilia fastigiata	1
Galaxea	4
Gardineroseris planulata	1
Gyrosmilia interrupta	1
Halomitra	2
Heliofungia actiniformis	1
Heliopora coerulea	1
Helioseris cucullata	1
Herpolitha limax	1
Heterocyathus	3
Heteropsammia	2
Horastrea indica	1
Hydnophora	6
Indophyllia macassarensis	1
Isophyllastrea rigida	1
Isophyllia sinuosa	1
Leptoria phrygia	1
Lithophyllon	2
Manicinia areolata	1
Meandrina meandrites	1
Merulina	3
Montigyra kenti	1
Moseleya latistellata	1
Mussa angulosa	1
Mycedium	2
Nemenzophyllia turbida	1
Oulastrea crispata	1
Oulophyllia	2
Pachyseris	4
Palauastrea ramosa	1
Paraclavarina triangularis	1
Parasimplastrea simplicitexta	1
Physogyra (live)	2
Physophyllia ayleni	1
Plerogyra (live)	4
Plesiastrea versipora	1
Podabacia	2
Polyphyllia	2
Pseudosiderastrea tayami	1
Sandalolitha	2
Scapophyllia cylindrica	1
Schizoculina fissipara	1
Seriatopora	2
Simplastrea vesicularis	1
Solenastrea	2
Stephanocoenia intersepta	1
Stylarea punctata	1
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi	1
Tubipora musica	1
Zoopilus echinatus	1

 

Annex 2

Coral taxa where identification to genus level is acceptable,
but which should be identified to species level where feasible

Taxa	Number of species in the genus
Acanthastrea	10
Acropora	127
Agaricia	7
Alveopora	12
Anacrapora	5
Astreopora	11
Balanophyllia	56
Barabattoia	3
Caulastrea	4
Coscinaraea	9
Ctenactis	3
Cyphastrea	7
Dendrophyllia	21
Distichopora	23
Echinophyllia	8
Echinopora	9
Euphyllia (dead)	9
Favia	18
Favites	9
Fungia	25
Goniastrea	8
Goniopora	20
Leptastrea	6
Leptoseris	14
Lobophyllia	7
Madracis	15
Millepora	17
Montastrea	9
Montipora	56
Mussissmillia	3
Mycetophyllia	5
Oculina	9
Oxypora	3
Pavona	17
Pectinia	5
Physogyra (dead)	2
Platygyra	9
Plerogyra (dead)	4
Pocillopora	7
Porites	41
Psammocora	11
Scolymia	5
Siderastrea	4
Stylaster	75
Stylocoeniella	3
Stylophora	5
Symphyllia	7
Tubastrea	6
Turbinaria	12