dcsimg

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Massive subceroid or astreoid to meandroid corallum. Lower face without holotheca. Radial elements are compact, rather free, non confluent or subconfluent, straight to curved unequal in length. Distal edge with acute or rounded strong equal teeth, lateral faces with granules connected in opposite carinae perpendicular to the distal edge. Montlivaltid microstructure. No pali. Radial and bilateral symmetry (occasionally opposite septa joining the columella). Abundant vesiculose endotheca. Lamellar columella, polytrabecular in microstructure. No synapticule. Wall absent or incomplete.

Reference

1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008) http://www.iucnredlist.org

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cc-by-4.0
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WoRMS Editorial Board
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Bert Hoeksema [email]

Diagnosis

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Like Isastrea but with a lamellar columella and absent or incomplete wall.

Reference

1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008) http://www.iucnredlist.org

license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
Bert Hoeksema [email]