GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

A1. Colony form

The general arrangement of corallites within a colony
 
Character State Definition Illustration
plocoid Corallites separated by coenosteum
subplocoid Corallites sometimes separated by coenosteum
cerioid Corallites juxtaposed
meandroid Corallites arranged in multiple series
flabelloid Corallites arranged in single series
phaceloid Corallites separated by void space
solitary Corallum formed by only one individual
 




Last updated on June 9, 1998-jpd.