Growth form typical

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

Sandalolitha dentata

Sandalolitha robusta

Scapophyllia cylindrica

Schizoculina africana

Schizoculina fissipara

Sclerophyllia margariticola

Sclerophyllia maxima

Scolymia cubensis

Scolymia lacera

Scolymia wellsi

Seriatopora aculeata

Seriatopora caliendrum

Seriatopora dentritica

Seriatopora guttata

Seriatopora hystrix

Seriatopora stellata

Siderastrea glynni

Siderastrea radians

Siderastrea savignyana

Siderastrea siderea

Siderastrea stellata

Simplastrea vesicularis

Solenastrea bournoni

Solenastrea hyades

Stephanocoenia intersepta