F1. Columella structure
The overall form
of the central axial structure within a corallite
Character State | Definition | Illustration |
trabecular & continuous | Spongy columella that continues between corallite centers | |
trabecular & discontinuous | Spongy and discrete columella | |
styliform | Solid, projecting columella to which the septa are fused by secondary stereome | |
lamellar | Plate-like columella oriented parallel to the long axis of a corallite or corallite series | |
absent | No columella |