GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

Calical shape

Ratio of the calice length vs width measured horizontally across the calice center between the wall margins
 
Character State Definition Illustration
circular < 1.15 [example: Stylophora monticulosa]
semi-circular 1.15 - 1.25 [example: Stylophora sp. B ]
oval > 1.2 [example: Stylophora imperatoris]
 


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