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Anthelia edmondsonii (Verrill 1928). Blue Soft Coral. Light blue in color this is one of the few soft corals found in Hawai'i (and only there). Predated nightly by the Nudibranch Tritonia hawaiiensis. 1/4" inch across polyps in colonies 3-12" across. Close-up. Kona 2014

Anthelia edmondsonii (Verrill 1928). Blue Soft Coral. Light blue in color this is one of the few soft corals found in Hawai'i (and only there). Predated nightly by the Nudibranch Tritonia hawaiiensis. 1/4" inch across polyps in colonies 3-12" across. Kona 2014 here; overgrowing a Pocilloporid skeleton.
 
Porites compressa Dana 1846, Finger Coral. Another common (endemic) species in Hawai'i (85% or so of Kaneohe Bay, O'ahu). Generally light brown in color.  Finger like deeper, to knobby boulders in shallow. Kona 2014 
 
Porites rus Forsskal 1775, Plate and Pillar Coral. Variable in shape as its common name points to. Upright columns more shallow to gorgeous plates deeper, more calm waters. Gray to brown in color, often with yellow polyps that have wider spaced calyces, raised areas between polyps. Both morphs visible here at Honaunau, City of refuge, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i 2014. 
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