Coral morphology. Illustration of the variety of coral morphology found on modern reefs: 1. Cup-shaped soft coral; 2. columnar; 3. free-living; 4. dig

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Coral morphology. Illustration of the variety of coral morphology found on modern reefs: 1. Cup-shaped soft coral; 2. columnar; 3. free-living; 4. digitate; 5. encrusting; 6. corymbose; 7. caespitose; 8. bottlebrush; 9. massive; 10. foliaceous (cup-shaped); 11. foliaceous (forming a whorl); 12. tables and plates; 13. massive; 14. arborescent (staghorn); 15. arborescent (elkhorn).

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