GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

Corallite spacing

Skeleton between corallites within a colony (measured by taking average distance between the three closest corallites)

Character State Definition Illustration

narrowly spaced 0.4 - 0.8 mm [example: Stylophora sp. C]

moderately spaced 0.8 -1 mm [example: Stylophora minor]

widely spaced > 1 mm [example: Stylophora affinis]

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Character State	Definition	Illustration
narrowly spaced	0.4 - 0.8 mm *[example: Stylophora sp. C]*
moderately spaced	0.8 -1 mm [example: Stylophora minor]
widely spaced	> 1 mm *[example: Stylophora affinis]*