CC species number = 6
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Photograph: Scale bar is approx. 5 cm. Image is of CCD MP23.
Holotype: None.
| Character | State |
|---|---|
| Colony Form | plocoid |
| Colony Shape | branching |
| Colony Size | branches 2-3 cm thick (*) |
| Colony Surface | smooth (*) |
| Budding Type | mostly extramural |
| Corallite Diameter | 1.2-1.5 mm (*) |
| Calical Surface Shape | circular |
| Calical Rim | flattened |
| Coenosteum Width | narrow, << corallite diameter (*) |
| Coenosteum Surface | granulations, faint grooves |
| Septa Per Corallite | 6 primary |
| Columella Structure | styliform |
| Columella Development | moderate |
| Wall Structure | septothecal |
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