CC species number = 9
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Photograph: Scale bar is approx. 5 mm. Image is of BM(NH) R28788.
Synonyms: Stylophora goethalsi Vaughan, 1919.
Holotype: BMNH R12883.
| Character | State |
|---|---|
| Colony Form | plocoid |
| Colony Shape | branching, pointed ends |
| Colony Size | branches < 1.5 cm in diameter (*) |
| Colony Surface | mostly smooth (*) |
| Budding Type | mostly extramural |
| Corallite Diameter | 0.5-0.7 mm (*) |
| Calical Surface Shape | circular |
| Calical Rim | slightly raised |
| Coenosteum Width | wide, > corallite diameter (*) |
| Coenosteum Surface | granulations, no grooves |
| Septa Per Corallite | 6 primary |
| Columella Structure | styliform |
| Columella Development | weak |
| Wall Structure | septothecal |
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