Madracis formosa Wells, 1973.
CC species number = 19
Photographs: The top photo is an SEM image of an individual
corallite with a scale bar of 1 mm. The bottom photo is an entire
colony image.
Synonyms: None.
Morphologic Description:
Colony Form: plocoid to subcerioid
Colony Shape: branching
Colony Size: branches 1-2 cm thick
Budding Type: mostly extramural
Corallite Diameter: 1.0-1.3 mm
Septa Per Corallite: 8
Lobes: paliform
Columella Structure: styliform
Wall Structure: septothecal
Holotype: USNM 53479
Distribution:
Recent: Caribbean.
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Last updated on April 28, 1998 - vab.