All of the species ids are approximate and to the best of my ability.  In many cases with the soft corals and in some cases with hard corals exact id of the organism may be impossible without knowing the locality and depth at which the particular specimen was collected.  In only a very limited number of cases do I have such information.  Even then, the microscopic examination of the coral skeleton or sclerites (in the case of the soft corals) may be necessary to get exact species identification. The species ids are listed only to give a general idea of the morphology and proper case of the particular coral.,