Characters: Colonies have nodular anastomosing
branches or columns with encrusting or laminar
bases. In turbid water colonies are predominantly
laminar.
Colour: Pale or da ...
Characters: Colonies are encrusting with a smooth
or nodular surface forming short branches. The
septal pattern is highly variable.
Colour: Mottled green or pale cream.
...
Characters: Colonies are flat plates which may be
arranged as tiers or whorls. Corallites are
compact and deeply excavated.
Colour: Pale brown or greenish-grey, usually wi ...
Characters: Colonies are generally massive but are
often encrusting. They are usually small but may
be several metres across. The surface is usually
lumpy but is sometimes smo ...
Characters: Colonies are sturdy fused branches
with rounded tips. Corallites are moderately
excavated. The coenosteum is coarse.
Colour: Usually mustard or bright yellow-gr ...
Characters: Colonies are hemispherical to
helmet-shaped and may be large. The surface is
smooth or has irregular humps and nodules.
Colour: Usually cream or yellow but may ...
Characters: Colonies are thin encrusting plates
with nodular upgrowths. Septa are uniform in
spacing and length.
Colour: Blue (which may photograph purple).
Similar sp ...
Characters: Colonies are small nodules, usually
less than 0.1 metre across. Corallites are deep,
funnel-shaped, and polygonal. Septa are thickened
near the wall.
Colour: G ...
Characters: Colonies are encrusting with a nodular
surface forming short branches. Corallites are
deeply excavated giving a cellular appearance.
Very tall pali are visible und ...
Characters: Colonies are thin plates, sometimes in
tiers. Surfaces of plates are smooth or
undulating.
Colour: Brown with white polyps.
Similar species: Porites astreo ...
Characters: Colonies may form large patches of
reefs. Branches are cylindrical and commonly fuse.
Growth-forms and corallite characters are
extremely variable so much so that ...
Characters: Colonies are highly fused flattened
branches. Corallites are angular and superficial.
Branch surfaces are smooth.
Colour: Cream or pale brown.
Similar spec ...
