Table 1 Total abundance of recruited and dead corals at family and genus levels, at shallow (10 m) and mesophotic (50 m) depths.

From: Upper mesophotic depths in the coral reefs of Eilat, Red Sea, offer suitable refuge grounds for coral settlement

Depth Taxa

Shallow

Mesophotic

Recruited

Died

Recruited

Died

Acroporidae

1

 

8

 

Astreopora

1

 

8

 

Agariciidae

3

 

21

 

Leptoseris

2

 

8

 

Pavona

1

 

6

 

Astrocoeniidae

2

 

5

 

Stylocoeniella

2

 

5

 

Coscinaraeida e

1

 

19

 

Coscinaraea

1

 

19

 

Dendrophylliidae

3

 

15

2

Rhizopsammia

3

 

15

2

Fungiidae

1

 

14

7

Podabacia

1

 

14

7

Lobophylliidae

11

 

9

 

Acanthastrea

2

 

5

 

Echinophyllia

2

   

Cynarina

  

1

 

Leptastrea

3

 

3

 

Oxypora

2

   

Merulinidae

67

10

52

4

Cyphastrea

19

2

26

3

Dipsastraea

11

5

  

Echinopora

  

11

 1

Favites

26

3

25

1

Platygyra

1

   

Milleporidae

12

3

  

Millepora

12

3

  

Pocilloporidae

363

127

145

64

Pocillopora

28

5

5

 

Seriatopora

  

88

5

Stylophora

329

122

132

59

Poritidae

16

7

297

67

Porites

15

7

297

67

Tubastrea

1

   

Psammocoridae

22

 

82

2

Psammocora

22

 

82

2

Incertae Sedis

  

9

1

Blastomussa

  

2

 

Plerogyra

  

7

1

Siderastreidae

  

2

 

Siderastrea

  

2

 

Unidentified

21

18

170

53

Grand total

523

165

848

200

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