Preserving Corals Worldwide
Members of the Coral Biorepository Alliance are working to achieve the following goals:
- Secure the bio- and genetic diversity of all species of corals by 2026.
- Standardize coral collection, storage, and data management practices across organizations.
- Train professionals and build capacity in reef systems around the world.
Coral reefs worldwide are declining due to global and local threats, from climate change and sweeping coral disease outbreaks to pollution, overfishing and more. From 2009–2018, the world’s coral reefs lost 14% of their coral—a blow to fisheries that depend on coral reef habitats, coastal communities that need corals’ protection from storm waves, and economies supported by coral reefs’ services worth $2.7 trillion per year worldwide. These losses add up to more coral than you can find on Australia’s reefs today.
The Coral Biorepository Alliance is working to secure and restore the global coral diversity we can’t afford to lose.
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Coral individuals and species preserved by all Coral Biorepository Alliance partners combined:
Corals banked
% of total goal
Putative species collected:
Indian Ocean: 21
collected by World Coral Conservatory
· Acanthastrea echinata· Acropora valida· Coscinaraea monile· Cyphastrea microphthalma· Dipsastraea cf. favus· Echinophyllia aspera· Echinopora gemmacea· Favites flexuosa· Galaxea fascicularis· Gardineroseris planulata· Goniastrea edwardsi· Isopora palifera· Leptastrea purpurea· Leptoseris mycetoseroides· Lobactis scutaria· Pavona chiriquiensis· Pocillopora sp.· Stylocoeniella cf. armata· Stylophora palmata· Tubastrea micranthus· Turbinaria reniformis
Unique Species Collected by Florida Coral Rescue Project
Caribbean: 37
· Acanthastrea hemprichii· Acropora cf. divaricata· Acropora granulosa · Acropora cf. horrida · Acropora hyacinthus · Acropora cf. nasuta · Acropora pulchra · Acropora retusa – lutkeni · Acropora cf. robusta · Acropora valida · Coscinaraea monile · Dipsastraea cf. favus · Echinophyllia aspera · Echinopora gemmacea · Favites abdita · Galaxea fascicularis · Goniastrea edwardsi · Isopora palmata or palifera · Leptastrea cf. bottae · Leptoseris cf. incrustans· Leptoseris cf. mycetoseroides· Leptoseris mycetoseroides· Lobactis scutaria· Montipora capitata· Montipora grisea· Pachyseris speciosa· Pavona varians· Pocillopora eydouxi· Pocillopora grandis· Pocillopora tuahiniensis· Pocillopora verrucosa· Porites cf. monticulosa· Porites irregularis· Stylocoeniella cf. armata· Stylophora palmata· Tubastraea micranthus· Turbinaria mesenterina
Unique species collected by the Florida Aquarium
Caribbean: 1
· Acropora prolifera
Unique species collected by the Great Barrier Reef Legacy
Great Barrier Reef: 147
· Acanthastrea echinata · Acropora sp. · Acropora azurea · Acropora elseyi · Acropora yongei · Acropora carduus · Acropora caroliniana · Acropora cerealis · Acropora cytherea · Acropora digitifera · Acropora echinata · Acropora florida · Acropora gemmifera · Acropora granulosa · Acropora humilis· Acropora hyacinthus · Acropora intermedia · Acropora latistella · Acropora longicyathus · Acropora loripes · Acropora maryae · Acropora microclados · Acropora microphthalma · Acropora muricata · Acropora plumosa · Acropora retusa · Acropora sarmentosa · Acropora secale · Acropora selago · Acropora spathulata · Acropora subulata · Acropora tenuis · Acropora vaughani · Astrea curta · Astreopora listeri · Astreopora myriophthalma · Australogyra zelli · Bernardpora sp. · Bernardpora stutchburyi · Blastomussa sp. · Caulastraea furcata · Coeloseris mayeri · Coscinaraea exesa · Ctenactis echinata · Cycloseris somervillei · Cynarina lacrymalis · Cyphastrea sp. · Cyphastrea microphthalma · Diploastrea sp. · Diploastrea heliopora · Dipsastraea favus · Dipsastraea rotumana · Dipsastraea speciosa · Dipsastraea veroni · Distichopora violacea · Echinophyllia sp. · Echinophyllia aspera · Echinopora lamellosa · Echinopora robusta · Euphyllia glabrescens · Favites abdita · Favites flexuosa· Favites pentagona · Fimbriaphyllia ancora · Fimbriaphyllia divisa · Fungia danai · Fungia fungites · Fungia repanda · Galaxea astreata · Galaxea fascicularis · Gardineroseris planulata · Goniastrea palauensis · Goniopora sp. · Goniopora palmensis · Herpolitha sp. · Herpolitha limax · Heterocyathus sp. · Hydnophora exesa · Hydnophora pilosa · Hydnophora rigida · Isopora palifera · Leptastrea inaequalis · Leptastrea pruinosa · Leptastrea purpurea · Lobophyllia sp. · Lobophyllia corymbosa · Lobophyllia hataii · Lobophyllia hemprichii · Lobophyllia robusta · Lobophyllia serratus · Madracis asperula · Merulina sp. · Merulina ampliata · Merulina scabricula · Montipora sp. · Montipora aequituberculata · Montipora danae · Montipora digitata · Montipora millepora · Montipora monasteriata · Montipora patula · Mycedium elephantotus · Oulophyllia bennettae · Oulophyllia crispa · Oxypora lacera · Pachyseris sp. · Pachyseris rugosa · Paragoniastrea russelli · Pavona clavus· Pavona danai · Pavona varians · Pavona venosa · Pectinia alcicornis · Pectinia lactuca · Phymastrea magnistellata · Phymastrea valenciennesi · Physogyra lichtensteini · Platygyra lamellina · Platygyra pini · Platygyra ryukyuensis · Platygyra sinensis · Pocillopora damicornis · Pocillopora grandis · Pocillopora meandrina · Pocillopora verrucosa · Podabacia crustacea · Polyphyllia talpina · Porites sp. · Porites negrosensis · Porites rus · Porites solida · Psammocora contigua · Psammocora digitata · Psammocora profundacella · Seriatopora sp. · Seriatopora hystrix · Stylophora pistillata · Symphyllia sp. · Symphyllia agaricia · Symphyllia radians · Symphyllia recta · Turbinaria irregularis · Turbinaria mesenterina · Turbinaria peltata · Turbinaria radicalis · Turbinaria reniformis · Turbinaria stellulata
Unique species collected by Mote Marine Laboratory
Caribbean: 17
· Agaricia agaricites· Acropora cervicornis· Acropora palmata· Cladocora arbuscula· Diploria labyrinthiformis · Montastraea cavernosa · Mycetophyllia lamarckiana · Oculina robusta · Phyllangia americana · Porites astreoides · Pseudodiploria clivosa · Porites divaricata · Porites porites · Solenastrea bournoni · Stephanocoenia intersepta · Siderastrea radians · Siderastrea siderea
Species banked
% of total goal
Unique species collected as cryopreserved sperm
Hawaii: 4
· Lobactis scutaria · Montipora capitata · Montipora flabellata · Pocillopora meandrina
French Polynesia: 4
· Acropora globiceps · Acropora hyacinthus* · Acropora nasuta · Acropora pulchra
Caribbean: 12
· Acropora cervicornis · Acropora palmata · Colpophyllia natans · Dendrogyra cylindrus · Dichocoenia stokesii · Diploria labyrinthiformis · Meandrina meandrites · Montastraea cavernosa · Orbicella annularis · Orbicella faveolata · Pseudodiploria strigosa · Siderastrea siderea
Saudi Arabian Red Sea: 3
· Acropora hemprichii · Acropora eurystoma · Platygyra daedalea
Great Barrier Reef: 32
· Acropora anthocercis · Acropora aspera · Acropora austera · Acropora cytherea · Acropora digitifera · Acropora divaricata · Acropora donei · Turbinaria mesenterina · Acropora florida · Acropora glauca · Acropora hyacinthus · Acropora loripes · Acropora millepora · Acropora muricata · Acropora nobilis · Acropora sarmentosa · Acropora spathulata · Acropora tenuis · Acropora valida · Acropora vaughani · Astrea curta · Cyphastrea microphthalma · Favia matthaii · Fungia fungites · Echinopora lamellosa · Galaxea fascicularis · Goniastrea retiformis · Goniastrea aspera · Montipora aequituberculata · Montipora turtlensis · Mycedium elephantotus · Platygyra daedalea · Platygyra lamellina
Partner locations
Here are Coral Biorepository Alliance partner locations around the world.
