Montastraea cavernosa

(Linnaeus, 1767)

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Morphologic Description:

Colony Form: plocoid; Colony Shape: massive, mound-shaped; Colony Surface: smooth; Budding Type: extramural; Corallite Diameter: 5.5-6.5 mm; Coenosteum texture: rectangular; Number of Septa per Corallite: 38-48; Costae: well developed; Columella Structure: trabecular; Wall Structure: septothecal.