GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

E9. Septal and paliform lobes

Vertical structures associated with septal margins
 
Character State Definition Illustration
pali Pali or vertical pillars developed along inner septal margins
sometimes paliform Trabecular offsets developed along inner septal margins
sometimes septal Additional trabecular fans developed along inner septal margins
none No additional vertical skeletal elements along inner septal margins
 




Last updated on June 9, 1998-jpd.