GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

F2. Columella width

The diameter or width of the central axial structure within a corallite
 
Character State Definition Illustration
<=1/4 Thin columella (< 1/4 of the corallite width)
1/3 Medium-sized columella (~1/3 of the corallite width)
1/2 Thick columella (~1/2 of the corallite width)
 




Last updated on June 11, 1998-jpd.