NMITA -- Zoox. Coral Morphology Glossary F2

GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

F2. Columella width

The diameter or width of the central axial structure within a corallite

Character State Definition Illustration

<=1/4 Thin columella (< 1/4 of the corallite width)

1/3 Medium-sized columella (~1/3 of the corallite width)

1/2 Thick columella (~1/2 of the corallite width)

Last updated on June 11, 1998-jpd.

Character State	Definition	Illustration
<=1/4	Thin columella (< 1/4 of the corallite width)
1/3	Medium-sized columella (~1/3 of the corallite width)
1/2	Thick columella (~1/2 of the corallite width)