Faviidae Faviinae Leptoria
This genus close to Platygyra, is composed by only one specie*. This genus can be distinguished from Platygyra by longer and narrower (lower than 5 mm) valleys, the absence of separated corallites and the presence of lamellar columella.
*Leptoria phrygia
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[colonie/individu]
- Overall colony growth form? : attached, encrusting ; attached, massive
- Relationship between corallites? : meandroid
- Size of individual corallites (monocentric corallites) : described by mistake
- Width of corallite series (pluricentric corallites) : narrow [less than 5 mm]
- Shape of individual corallites (monocentric corallites)? : described by mistake
- Wall height above cœnosteum? : not prominent
- Geomorphological area of the reef : lagoon (back reef) ; reef flat ; pente externe
- Monocentric and/or pluricentric corallites? : pluricentrics arranged in corallite series