GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

Coenosteum ornamentation

Bumps across coenosteum
 
Character State Definition Illustration
none Ornamentation is absent on coenosteum. [example: Stylophora portobellensis]
present Ornamentation is present on coenosteum. [example: Stylophora monticulosa]
 


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