| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthastrea | Acan | Hard coral |
| Acropora | Acrop | Hard coral |
| Astreopora | Astreo | Hard coral |
| Caulastrea | Caula | Hard coral |
| Coral | Coral | Hard coral |
| Coscinaraea | COSC | Hard coral |
| Ctenactis | Cten | Hard coral |
| Cyphastrea | Cypha | Hard coral |
| Diploastrea | Dipl | 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 |
| Gardineroseris | Gardin | Hard coral |
| Goniastrea | Gon | Hard coral |
| Goniopora | Gonio | Hard coral |
| Halomitra | Hal | Hard coral |
| Herpolitha | Herpo | 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 |
| Pectinia | PEC | Hard coral |
| Physogyra | Phys | Hard coral |
| Out-planted colony | Planted | Hard coral |
| Platygyra | Plat | Hard coral |
| Pocillopora | Pocill | Hard coral |
| Porites | Porit | Hard coral |
| Psammocora | Psam | Hard coral |
| Sandalolitha | SANDALTH | Hard coral |
| Scapophyllia | Sca_spe | Hard coral |
| Scolymia | SCOL | Hard coral |
| Seriatopora | SER | Hard coral |
| Stylophora | STY | Hard coral |
| Stylocoeniella | Styloc | Hard coral |
| Symphyllia | Symp | Hard coral |
| Turbinaria (coral) | TURB | Hard coral |
| Zoopilus echinatus | ZPE | Hard coral |
| Ascidian | A | Other Invertebrates |
| Echinoderms: Sea stars | ESS | Other Invertebrates |
| Echinoderms: sea urchin | EUR | Other Invertebrates |
| Tridacna: Giant clam | GiCl | Other Invertebrates |
| Heliopora | Helio | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora | Mille | Other Invertebrates |
| Sea cucumber | SECO | Other Invertebrates |
| Soft Coral | Soft | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | Sponge | Other Invertebrates |
| Zoanthid | ZOAN | Other Invertebrates |
| Sand | Sand | Soft Substrate |
| Rock | Rock | Hard Substrate |
| Coral Culture Frame | CorFrame | Other |
| All other | Other | Other |
| Rubbles | Rubbles | Other |
| Transect hardware | Trans | Other |
| Unclear | Unc | Other |
| Algal Assemblage | AA | Algae |
| Algal Turf | AlgalTurf | Algae |
| Blue-Green Algae | BLGR | Algae |
| Brown algae, unidentified | BRUN | Algae |
| CCA (crustose coralline algae) | CCA | Algae |
| Algae (filamentous) | FIL_A | Algae |
| Green algae, unidentified | GRAL | Algae |
| Halimeda | Hali | Algae |
| Macroalgae | Macro | Algae |
| Red ALgae | Ralg | Algae |
| Seagrass | Seagrass | Seagrass |