GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

B1. 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)
extramural Mostly extramural (outside of the wall of the parent corallite)
none None
 




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