Characters: Colonies in turbid water may attain
great sizes. They are composed of thick upright or
prostrate branches covered with short, stubby
sub-branches. Main branches ma ...
Characters: Colonies consist of open thickets of
sturdy prostrate to upright branches. They are
frequently over 2 metres across and may form
extensive single species stands. A ...
Characters: Colonies are irregular clumps or
corymbose plates with thick branches of highly
irregular length and shape. Branches may be
tapered (in wave washed habitats), coni ...
Characters: Colonies are massive and are primarily
characterised by highly meandering valleys, often
with steep walls. Corallites are distributed
largely independently of the ...
Characters: Colonies may be large (over 4 metres
across) and form dense thickets of frequently
dividing branches. Branches are 7-9 millimetres
thick and slightly tapered. Axia ...
Characters: Colonies are large horizontal tables
or irregular clusters of horizontal or upright
interlinked contorted branches. Branches are
pointed and have short branchlets ...
Characters: Colonies are thin plates or encrusting
with a flat surface. Corallites are large for
Psammocora, are regularly distributed and have
distinctive exsert primary sept ...
The Arrow Crab is brown in color with claws that
are usually tipped in purple. They have a small
triangular shaped body with a pointed head and
long hinged legs. Their legs ex ...
Characters: Colonies are flat plates with short
thick digitate branchlets. Corallites have thick
rounded walls and wide openings. Axial corallites
are indistinct. Radial coral ...
Characters: Colonies form thick cushions and
bottlebrush branches. Axial and incipient axial
corallites are large and elongate and only
slightly taper. Radial corallites inter ...
Characters: Colonies are large circular tables or
clumps often over 2 metres across, with a fine
structure consisting of a network of horizontal
branches and fine, evenly spac ...
Characters: Colonies are horizontal plates
consisting of flattened branches which usually
diverge fan-wise but which may form an irregular
tangle. Branches usually have a cent ...
