Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868).
Photographs: The top photo is an SEM image of an individual
corallite with a scale bar of 1 mm. The bottom photo is a colony
image.
CC species number = 21
Synonyms: None.
Morphologic Description:
Colony Form: plocoid to subcerioid
Colony Shape: encrusting
Budding Type: mostly extramural
Corallite Diameter: < 0.6 mm
Septa Per Corallite: 20
Lobes: paliform
Columella Structure: styliform
Wall Structure: septothecal
Holotype: Lost.
Distribution:
Recent: Caribbean.
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Last updated on May 1, 1998 - vab.