Coral Identification Key
Step 7
- 7. Colony shape
(Click here to see photos of colony shapes) and corallite
diameter (Click here for a definition of corallite diameter)
- branching (>12
mm thick branches); calice relief shallow; and corallite diameter >
2 mm
- branching (8-12
mm thick branches); calice relief deep; and corallite diameter 1.5 - 2
mm
- branching (<8
mm thick branches); calice relief shallow; and corallite diameter
< 1.5 mm
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Last updated on February 9, 1998-jd.