Growth form typical (Acanthastrea echinata)

ID: 183

Class: Morphological

Description:

The growth form (morphology) of a species as derived from text descriptions in Veron (2000). The "typical" growth form is given for each species, rather than all forms that might be observed in the field.

Standards:

Values: encrusting massive submassive branching_open corymbose branching_closed tables_or_plates digitate hispidose laminar columnar encrusting_long_uprights

Methodologies:

Editor: Andrew Baird (contact)

Observations

Acanthastrea echinata