Coral Anatomy and Morphology
Sea Anemone Structure
Mesenteries
A Solitary Coral Polyp
Colonial Coral Polyps
Skeletal Features of Scleractinian Coral
Skeletal Features of a Solitary Corallite
Skeletal Features of a Coral Colony
Tuberculae and Verrucae
Perforate Versus Imperforate
Calyx Arrangements
Solitary
Phaceloid
Plocoid
Ceriod
Meandroid
Thamnasteroid
Colony Growth Forms
Ramose or Branching
Columnar
Massive or Lobate
Laminar or Plate-like
Foliaceous
Encrusting
Free-Living and Solitary
Factors Influencing Coral Colony Morphology
Effects of Water Motion on Colony Growth Form
Effects of Light Intensity on Colony Growth Form
Genetic Differences in Colony Form
Gall Crabs in Lace Coral
Growth Rings in Corals
Coral Growth Rates
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