CC species number = 12.6
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Photograph: Scale bar is approx. 3 mm. Image is of holotype (USNM 324762).
Synonyms: None.
Holotype: USNM 324762 (Locality: Portobello, Panama.)
| Character | State |
|---|---|
| Colony Form | plocoid |
| Colony Shape | branching; with blunt ends |
| Colony Size | branches 4-6 mm thick (*) |
| Colony Surface | smooth (*) |
| Budding Type | mostly extramural |
| Corallite Diameter | 0.5-0.7 mm (*) |
| Calical Surface Shape | circular |
| Calical Rim | flattened |
| Coenosteum Width | moderate, = < corallite diameter (*) |
| Coenosteum Surface | granulations, no grooves |
| Septa Per Corallite | 6 primary |
| Columella Structure | styliform |
| Columella Development | prominent |
| Wall Structure | septothecal |
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