Montastraea "annularis"

(Ellis and Solander, 1786


Morphologic Description:

Colony form: plocoid;   Budding type: extramural;   Columella type: spongy;   Colony shape massive, columnar; Columella continuity: not applicable;   Septal and paliform lobes: none;   Structure of the coenosteum: costate;   Corallite wall structure: paratheca;   Structure of trabeculae: simple;   Trabecular fan systems: <2.