Knowledge base of the Mascarene’s corals - v2

monocentrics

For monocentric corallites, there is only one mouth (polyp) limited by a wall which is shared or not by different adjacent corallites. Be carefull to development of polyps inside the colony: intratentacular* budding species will not be considered as a pluricentric state.

*Intratentacular: budding of daughter polyps inside the wall of father polyps.

monocentrics

monocentrics

monocentrics

monocentrics

monocentrics

monocentrics

pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths)

For pluricentric corallites, there can be severals mouths (2 or 3, or more), for this case, we will talk of corallites series.

pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths)

pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths)

pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths)

pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths)

pluricentrics arranged in corallite series

For pluricentric corallites, there can be severals mouths (2 or 3, or more), for this case, we will talk of corallites series.

pluricentrics (corallites series)

pluricentrics (corallites series)

pluricentrics (corallites series)

pluricentrics (corallites series)

Hierarchy

Monocentric and/or pluricentric corallites?
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    |_ Size of individual corallites (monocentric corallites) {pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths) , pluricentrics arranged in corallite series}
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    |_ Shape of individual corallites (monocentric corallites)? {pluricentrics (2 or 3 mouths) , pluricentrics arranged in corallite series}
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    |_ Width of corallite series (pluricentric corallites) {monocentrics}

Belongs to the group

• [colonie/individu]