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The Americas

From the Amazon's blackwater basins to Caribbean reefs — the Americas hold the most popular freshwater biotopes and a wealth of Atlantic and Pacific saltwater life.

154 species · coral

Club Finger Coral

Club Finger Coral

Coral

Porites porites

A tough Atlantic branching coral that feeds actively even in daylight.

Colorful Sea Whip

Colorful Sea Whip

Coral

Leptogorgia virgulata

A branching sea whip from the Atlantic coast, vivid and flow-loving.

Common Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

Coral

Gorgonia ventalina

A fan-shaped gorgonian that brings reef structure and graceful movement to saltwater tanks.

Compact Ivory Bush Coral

Compact Ivory Bush Coral

Coral

Oculina arbuscula

A compact, low-light Atlantic coral that thrives where others struggle.

Constricted Leaf Coral

Constricted Leaf Coral

Coral

Agaricia fragilis

A low-light Caribbean plate coral that thrives where most corals struggle.

Coral Anemone

Coral Anemone

Coral

Discosoma carlgreni

A hardy, low-light corallimorpharian with forked tentacles from the subtropical Atlantic.

Corky Sea Finger

Corky Sea Finger

Coral

Briareum asbestinum

A hardy soft coral that carpets Caribbean reefs in purple-tipped polyps.

Dead Men's Fingers

Dead Men's Fingers

Coral

Alcyonium digitatum

A cold-water soft coral that thrives where most reef animals won't.

Deepwater Sea Fan

Deepwater Sea Fan

Coral

Iciligorgia schrammi

A deepwater Atlantic sea fan that brings dramatic branching structure to the reef tank.

Delicate Spiny Sea Fan

Delicate Spiny Sea Fan

Coral

Muricea laxa

A graceful branching sea fan from the Western Atlantic that rewards attentive reefers.

Doughnut Sea Rod

Doughnut Sea Rod

Coral

Eunicea fusca

A branching Caribbean sea rod that rewards patient, experienced reef keepers.

Dry Sea Plume

Dry Sea Plume

Coral

Antillogorgia acerosa

A feathery Caribbean gorgonian that brings soft, swaying motion to reef displays.

Dwarf Cup Coral

Dwarf Cup Coral

Coral

Astrangia solitaria

A small, solitary coral from the Atlantic that thrives without zooxanthellae.

Eight-ray Fingercoral

Eight-ray Fingercoral

Coral

Madracis formosa

A Caribbean finger coral with a distinctive eight-septum pattern and green coloration.

Elkhorn Coral

Elkhorn Coral

Coral

Acropora palmata

A Caribbean reef giant with thick, branching arms built to take a pounding.

Elongate Zoanthid

Elongate Zoanthid

Coral

Epizoanthus leptoderma

A cool-water Pacific zoanthid suited for the patient, detail-oriented reef keeper.

Encrusting Gorgonian

Encrusting Gorgonian

Coral

Erythropodium caribaeorum

A soft, velvety Caribbean encruster that's surprisingly forgiving for new reef keepers.

Encrusting Star Coral

Encrusting Star Coral

Coral

Coenocyathus bowersi

A solitary Eastern Pacific cup coral found from shallow reefs to surprising depths.

Eyed Coral

Eyed Coral

Coral

Oculina diffusa

A compact Caribbean branching coral that thrives under low light conditions.

Flagellate False Plexaura

Flagellate False Plexaura

Coral

Pseudoplexaura flagellosa

A tall, branching sea rod that brings authentic Caribbean reef structure to your tank.

Floreana Coral
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Floreana Coral

Coral

Tubastraea floreana

A rare Galapagos cup coral that thrives in low light and shaded reef spots.

Florida corallimorph

Florida corallimorph

Coral

Ricordea florida

A beginner-friendly Caribbean coral mimic that comes in a rainbow of colors.

Flower Coral

Flower Coral

Coral

Eusmilia fastigiata

A graceful, night-blooming coral with elegant tubular polyps and broad tentacles.

Flowery Carnation Coral

Flowery Carnation Coral

Coral

Duva florida

A soft, feathery Atlantic coral that works well for beginners dipping into reef keeping.

Fungus Coral

Fungus Coral

Coral

Meandrina meandrites

A Caribbean brain coral with radiating valleys and classic reef-builder character.

Fused Staghorn

Fused Staghorn

Coral

Acropora prolifera

The only Acropora native to the Caribbean, and a rarity in the hobby.

Green Cactus Coral

Green Cactus Coral

Coral

Helioseris cucullata

A low-light Caribbean coral that forgives beginner mistakes and stays reef safe.

Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Coral

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

A graceful, branching sea whip from subtropical Atlantic reefs, manageable even for newer reefers.

Hidden Cup Coral

Hidden Cup Coral

Coral

Phyllangia americana

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where other corals fear to go.

Honeycomb Plate Coral

Honeycomb Plate Coral

Coral

Porites colonensis

A tiered plating coral with an understated, textural elegance that rewards patient keepers.

Horny Coral

Horny Coral

Coral

Paragorgia arborea

A deep-sea giant with bubblegum-pink branches found across the world's cold oceans.

Humble Club Coral

Humble Club Coral

Coral

Clavularia modesta

A low-maintenance soft coral that thrives where others struggle.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites panamensis

A compact, lobed Pacific coral with a smooth greenish-grey profile.

Jewel Anemone
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Jewel Anemone

Coral

Corynactis parvula

A jewel-toned colonial anemone that thrives in low-light reef corners.

Knobbed Brain Coral

Knobbed Brain Coral

Coral

Pseudodiploria clivosa

A hardy Caribbean brain coral with distinctively ridged, knobby colonies.

Knobbed Zoanthidean
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Knobbed Zoanthidean

Coral

Palythoa mammillosa

A hardy Atlantic zoanthid with a distinctively bumpy, textured colony surface.