Porites colonensis Zlatarski, 1990.
Photographs: The top photo is an SEM image of an individual
corallite with a scale bar of 1 mm. The bottom photo is a colony
image.
Synonyms: None.
Morphologic Description:
Colony Form: plocoid
Colony Shape: encrusting
Budding Type: extramural
Corallite Diameter: 1.2-1.4 mm
Lobes: paliform
Number of Pali:5-6
Columella Structure: absent
Wall Structure: synapticulothecal
Holotype:
Distribution:
Recent: Caribbean.
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Last updated on May 1, 1998 - vab.