Porites porites

(Pallas, 1766)

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Morphologic Description:

Colony shape: thick branched (>20mm); Corallite distribution: even; Calice diameter: 1.8-2mm; Calice elevation: 0.3-0.5mm; Number of pali: 5-6; Palar ring: intermediate (30-40%); Number of septa per corallite: 12; Columella development: intermediate (columella equal to pali); Wall reticulum: 1-2 trabeculae.