Siderastrea siderea

(Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Morphologic Description:

Colony Form: cerioid; Colony Shape: massive; Budding Type: extramural; Corallite Diameter: 3-5 mm; Calice Relief: high; Septa Per Corallite: 44-50; Continuity of Septa: discontinuous; Columella Structure: trabecular (papillose); Columella Width: thin; Synapticulae: 3-5 rings; Wall Structure: synapticulothecal; Wall Characteristics: thin.