-
causal agent. The
first species on a reef to be
infected are
usually the
meandroid corals such as
pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus),
elliptical star coral...
- This is
surrounded by a
single corallite wall, as is the case in the
meandroid corallites of
brain corals.
Extratentacular budding always results in...
- are in
valleys on the
surface of
solid corals, they are then
known as
meandroid.
Branching corals have two
forms of corallites,
axial and radial. The...
- confusion.
Fimbriaphyllia divisa has a
corallite skeleton with a flabello-
meandroid "wall"
structure whereas Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa has a tree-like branching...
-
corallites are
arranged in deep
valleys with
steep walls. The
valleys are
meandroid and may be
short or long,
depending on the
habitat in
which the coral...
-
phaceloid (having a
tubular form and
growing from a
common base) or flabello-
meandroid (arranged in
valleys with the
neighbouring valleys each
having a ridge...
- are
either arranged in
groups within a
common corallite wall, or are in
meandroid valleys. The
walls of the
corallites are thin, the
septa bear
large paliform...
-
reaching over 20 cm in diameter. They are free-living and
exhibit a flabello-
meandroid growth form,
meaning they have
distinct valley regions separated by walls...
- disc of the polyp,
within the
whorl of tentacles. The
corallites are
meandroid, that is, they are
linked in a
short series of up to five centres. The...
- have m****ive
colonies which can be in a phaceloid, plocoid, ceroid, or
meandroid (rarely) shaped. They
prefer intense sunlight and
moderate water currents...
