Coral Genera of WIO-2015
Coral Genera of WIO-2015
Coral Genera of WIO-2015
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Merulina<br />
Family Merulinidae; cabbage, crust coral<br />
M. ampliata<br />
Colony type Laminar, with short vertical projections<br />
<strong>Coral</strong>lite type <strong>Coral</strong>lites are in a row, down valleys<br />
Description<br />
Valleys are short and straight spreading in a fan and then dividing, valleys are pink/pale; walls are pale yellow or<br />
vice-versa, bifacial fronds<br />
Other remarks Columella is trabecular, fused into a continuous mass.<br />
Similar species Scapophyllia - parallel valleys, not extending
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