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Coral Genus of the Family Poritidae

The third largest contributor to coral reef formations, corals of the family Poritidae most commonly belong to the genus Porites. Although commonly available to the reef aquarium trade, corals of the genus Goniopora, dubbed the 'Flowerpot Coral' (Goniopora Stokesi and Goniopora Djiboutiensis and others) have become notorious for their failure to succeed long-term in reef tanks. While slightly better suited for captive care, members of the Alveopora genus are likely to suffer the same fate and should only be considered by very knowledgeable reef aquarists.

Coral Genus of the Family Poritidae include:

> Alveopora
> Goniopora
> Porites
> Stylaraea *

* At this time, Easy Reefer is unaware of any corals in this genus that are being successfully kept in reef aquariums.