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National Park of American Samoa
Checklist of the Corals
 
Coral reef
NPS photo by Bryan Harry.
Coral reefs at the park waters have great beauty and high biodiversity.
 

Click here to use the Checklist of Park Corals.  This is the current list of corals recorded at the park and has many illustrations.

The species lists are kept at the Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit (PI CESU), University of Hawaii.  The National Park Service is an active member of the PI CESU.

At the species lists checklists there is a link to return to the park website at the bottom left footnote.

E-mail us with corrections or comments. 

sea slug
Marine Invertebrates,
illustrated list
more...
 Lined tang button
Fish Inventory
Lots of pictures of our local fishes
more...
Thespesia
Plant Inventory
Checklist of higher plants with some illustrations
more...
noddy tern
Natural History Guide to the Park
The on-line version of our latest book
more...
Underwater close up of a green sea turtle swimming  

Did You Know?
In Samoan folklore, sea turtles were believed to have the power to save fishermen lost at sea by bringing them safely to shore. The Samoan word for sea turtle, “I'a sa,” translates literally to “sacred fish,” presumably because of this ability. Sadly, sea turtles here are now endangered.

Last Updated: March 25, 2008 at 13:41 EST