Table 1.		Corals: hard coral species observed at selected survey sites within North Male and South Male Atolls, 
 Republic of the Maldives - August, 2001.  North Male survey sites include the Thilafushi Landfill 
(Thila) and the Furanafushi Channel (Furan).  South Male survey sites include the Sand Mining 
Operation Sites 1 (SMS1) and 2 (SMS2). Service/NMFS.  
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FAMILY			Thila		Furanafushi	SMS1		SMS2
Genus/Species		N. Male		N. Male		S. Male		S. Male
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ACROPORIDAE 
Acropora austera					x
A. florida				x
A. hemprichii						x
A. nasuta								x
A. robusta								x
A. squarrosa						x
A. tenuis						x
Astreopora myriophthalma				x
Montipora sp		  x		x
M. foliosa				x

AGARICIIDAE
Gardineroseris planulata						x
Pavona varians		  x

FAVIIDAE
Cyphastrea sp						x
Diploastrea helipora	  x				x		x
Favia pallida		  x
F. mathaii				x
Favites abdita		  x				x
F. complanata						x
Echinopora lamellosa	  x
Goniastrea palauensis					x
G. edwardsi						x
G. retiformis						x
Oulophyllia sp		  x
Platygyra sp		  x
P. lamellina						x		x

FUNGIIDAE
Fungia danai		  x						x
F. favites		  x
F. fungites						x
F. repanda		  x				x
Halomitra pileus							x
Herpolitha limax	  x				x		x

MUSSIDAE
Acanthastrea echinata					x
Lobophyllia sp		  x
L. corymbosa								x
L. hemprichii		  x						x
Symphyllia radians			x		x

Table 1 Corals continued.	 
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FAMILY			Thila		Furanafushi	SMS1		SMS2
Genus/Species		N. Male		N. Male		S. Male		S. Male
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OCULINIDAE
Galaxea fascicularis	  x		x				x

PORITIDAE
Goniopora columna	 	 			x
Porites sp		  x
P. cylindrica						x
P. lobata		  x		x		x		x
P. lutea								x
P. rus							x		x

DENDROPHYLLIIDAE
Tubastrea sp		  x		x				x
T. micrantha				x
Turbinaria mesenterina							x

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TOTAL FAMILIES		8		6		5		8
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TOTAL SPECIES		18		9		21		16
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