GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

Budding type

The position of new buds relative to the parent corallite wall
Character State Definition Illustration
intramural Mostly intramural (within the wall of the parent corallite) [example: Pavona sp.A]
extramural Mostly extramural (outside of the wall of the parent corallite) [example: Siderastrea pliocenica]
 




Last updated on July 23, 2003-brb.