The Occurrence of Coral Species Reported as Threatened in Federally Protected Waters of the US Pacific
Table 4
Occurrence of 39 IUCN Red Listed Coral Species in US Pacific Marine National Monuments, ranked by frequency of occurrence at reef units. “1” indicates presence; empty cell indicates no record of occurrence.
TAXON
Pacific Remote Islands
Rose
Marianas
Papahānaumokuākea
Johnston
Howland
Baker
Jarvis
Palmyra
Kingman
Wake
Rose
Maug
Asuncion
FDP
Nihoa
Necker
FFS
Gardner
Maro
Laysan
Lisinski
P&H
Midway
Kure
No. units
Montipora patula
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
Psammocora stellata
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
Montipora flabellata
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
Pocillopora elegans
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
Cyphastrea ocellina
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
Pocillopora danae
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
Leptoseris incrustans
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
Montipora caliculata
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
Acropora verweyi
1
1
1
1
1
5
Acropora acuminata
1
1
1
1
1
5
Acropora paniculata
1
1
1
1
1
5
Acropora retusa
1
1
1
1
4
Acropora vaughani
1
1
1
1
4
Turbinaria reniformis
1
1
1
1
4
Turbinaria stellulata
1
1
1
1
4
Acropora aculeus
1
1
1
3
Acropora aspera
1
1
1
3
Acropora globiceps
1
1
1
3
Acropora microclados
1
1
1
3
Acropora polystoma
1
1
1
3
Alveopora verrilliana
1
1
1
3
Montipora dilatata
1
1
1
3
Cyphastrea agassizi
1
1
2
Heliopora coerulea
1
1
2
Isopora cuneata
1
1
2
Montipora lobulata
1
1
2
Pavona venosa
1
1
2
Acanthastrea brevis
1
1
Acropora palmerae
1
1
Acropora speciosa
1
1
Acropora striata
1
1
Astreopora cucullata
1
1
Barabattoia laddi
1
1
Leptoseris yabei
1
1
Montipora angulata
1
1
Montipora calcarea
1
1
Pavona bipartita
1
1
Pavona cactus
1
1
Porites pukoensis
1
1
# Red List species
8
9
9
6
21
24
5
17
6
7
2
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
FDP: Farallon de Pajaros; FFS: French Frigate Shoals; P&H: Pearl and Hermes.
