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Of tabular corals already known, there remain to be mentioned, Pavonia boletiformis, Madrepora prolifera abrotanoides, corymbosa, plantaginea, and pocillifera.
The most frequent coral in the hollows on the reef is Pocillopora verrucosa, which grows in short sinuous plates, or branches, and when alive is of a beautiful pale lake-red: a Madrepora, closely allied or identical with M. pocillifera, is also common.
The edge of the reef is formed of great shapeless masses of branching Madrepores, which chiefly consist of two species, apparently M. corymbosa and pocillifera, mingled with a few other kinds of coral. These masses are separated from each other by the most irregular gullies and cavities, into which the lead sinks many feet.
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