NMITA: Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America 

GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

H2. Double or single wall

Number of vertical partitions forming the corallite wall
 
Character State Definition Illustration
single Single partition forming the corallite wall
double Double partition forming the corallite wall
 

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Last updated on June 11, 1998-jpd.