Growth form Veron

ID: 180

Class: Morphological

Description:

The growth form (morphology) of a species as derived from text descriptions in Veron (2000). Species can have more than one growth form, and therefore captures some degree of morphological plasticity.

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

Acropora parilis

Acropora pectinatus

Acropora pharaonis

Acropora plantaginea

Acropora polystoma

Acropora prolifera

Acropora proximalis

Acropora pruinosa

Acropora rosaria

Acropora rufus

Acropora russelli

Acropora secale

Acropora sekiseiensis

Acropora squarrosa

Acropora striata

Acropora tizardi

Acropora torihalimeda

Acropora torresiana

Acropora tortuosa

Acropora tumida

Acropora valida

Acropora variabilis

Acropora vaughani

Acropora walindii

Acropora yongei