| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthastrea | Acanth | Hard coral |
| Acropora | Acrop | Hard coral |
| Alveopora | Alveo | Hard coral |
| Astreopora | Astreo | Hard coral |
| Caulastrea | Caula | Hard coral |
| Coscinaraea | Cosci | Hard coral |
| Cyphastrea | Cypha | Hard coral |
| Diploastrea | Diplo | Hard coral |
| Dipsastraea | Dipsa | Hard coral |
| Echinopora | Ech | Hard coral |
| Echinophyllia | ECHIN | Hard coral |
| Euphyllia | Euph | Hard coral |
| Favites | Fav | Hard coral |
| Favia (Indo-Pacific) | Favia | Hard coral |
| Fungia | Fung | Hard coral |
| Galaxea | GAL | Hard coral |
| Goniastrea | Gon | Hard coral |
| Goniopora | Gonio | Hard coral |
| Other scleractinians | HC_other | Hard coral |
| Hydnophora | HYDNO | Hard coral |
| Isopora | Isop | Hard coral |
| Leptoria | Lept | Hard coral |
| Leptastrea | Lepta | Hard coral |
| Leptoseris | Lepto | Hard coral |
| Lithophyllon | Litho | Hard coral |
| Lobophyllia | Lobo | Hard coral |
| Merulina | MER | Hard coral |
| Montastraea | Monta | Hard coral |
| Montipora | Monti | Hard coral |
| Mycedium | Myc | Hard coral |
| Oxypora | Oxyp | Hard coral |
| Pachyseris | Pachy | Hard coral |
| Pavona | Pavon | Hard coral |
| Platygyra | Plat | Hard coral |
| Pocillopora | Pocill | Hard coral |
| Porites | Porit | Hard coral |
| Psammocora | Psam | Hard coral |
| Seriatopora | SER | Hard coral |
| Siderastreidae | Sider | Hard coral |
| Stylocoeniella | Styloc | Hard coral |
| Stylophora | Styloph | Hard coral |
| Symphyllia | Symp | Hard coral |
| Tubastraea | Tubastraea | Hard coral |
| Turbinaria (coral) | Turbi | Hard coral |
| Echinoderms: sea urchin | EUR | Other Invertebrates |
| Gorgoniidae | GORGO | Other Invertebrates |
| Heliopora | Heliop | Other Invertebrates |
| Lobophytum | Lobphy | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora | Mille | Other Invertebrates |
| Nephthya | NEPT | Other Invertebrates |
| Sarcophyton | Sarco | Other Invertebrates |
| Sinularia | Sinla | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | Sponge | Other Invertebrates |
| Sand | Sand | Soft Substrate |
| Bare Substrate | Bare-Subst | Hard Substrate |
| Other soft Taiwan | O_Soft_TWN | Other |
| All other | Other | Other |
| Transect hardware | Trans | Other |
| Unclear | Unc | Other |
| CRED-Blue-green macroalga | *BGMA | Algae |
| CRED-Brown macroalgae | *BRMA | Algae |
| CCA (crustose coralline algae) | CCA | Algae |
| EAM: with sediment | EAMsedi | Algae |
| CRED-Green macroalgae | *GRMA | Algae |
| Macroalgae | Macro | Algae |
| CRED-Red macroalgae | *RDMA | Algae |
| Turf algae | Turf | Algae |