SPECIMEN

BODY
FORM

Hydra sp.

Polyp

Millepora sp.

Polyp

Obelia sp.

Polyp

Stylatula sp.

Polyp

Pennatula sp.

Polyp

Cirripathes sp.

LIFE
STAGES
Dominant
polyp
Dominant
polyp
Dominant
polyp
Only in poly
form

SOLITAR
Y/
COLONY

COLONIAL
BODY
FORM

Solitary

----------------------Stolonate
Colony
Fruticose Colony

Colonial
Colonial

HERMATYP
YC/
AHERMATY
PIC

SKELETON

GROWTH
FORM

STONY
OR
SOFT

Foliaceous

Stony

Columnar

Soft

Columnar

Soft

Branching

Soft

Branching

Soft

Hydrostatic skeleton
Hermatypic

Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)

Periderm exo. -Chitin

Collagen
(endoskeleton)
CaCO3 Spicules
Collagen
(endoskeleton)
CaCO3 Spicules
Collagen
(endoskeleton)
CaCO3 Spicules
Collagen
(endoskeleton)
CaCO3 Spicules

Colonial

Coenosarcal
Colony

Ahermatypic

Only in poly
form

Colonial

Coenosarcal
Colony

Ahermatypic

Polyp

Only in poly
form

Colonial

Fruticose Colony

Ahermatypic

Antipathes sp.

Polyp

Only in poly
form

Colonial

Fruticose Colony

Ahermatypic

Verrucella sp.

Polyp

Colonial

Gorgonin

Branching

Soft

Polyp

Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony

Ahermatypic

Isis hippuris

Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form

Ahermatypic

Branching

Soft

Echinogorgia sp.

Polyp

Only in poly
form

Colonial

Coenosarcal
Colony

Ahermatypic

Collagen
(endoskeleton)
CaCO3 Spicules
Collagen
(endoskeleton)
CaCO3 Spicules

Branching

Soft

Tubipora musica

Polyp

poly

Colonial

Red Calcareous

Massive

Soft

Polyp

poly

Colonial

Ahermatypic

Soft

Polyp

poly

Colonial

Encrusting

Soft

Sinularia sp.

Polyp

poly

Colonial

Carbonate spicules
(sclerite)
Carbonate spicules
(sclerite)
Carbonate spicules
(sclerite)

Encrusting

Sarcophyton sp.

Encrusting

Soft

Cerianthus sp.

Polyp

poly

Colonial

Free-living

Soft

Heliopora sp.

Polyp

poly

Colonial

Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal

Ahermatypic

Lobophytum sp.

Only in
form
Only in
form
Only in
form
Only in
form
Only in
form
Only in

Foloise

Stony

Colonial

Ahermatypic
Ahermatypic
Ahermatypic
Hermatypic

Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)

Pocillopora
damicornis
Acropora
gemmifera
Fungia sp.

Polyp

Turbinaria peltata

Polyp

Herpolitha sp.

Polyp

Porites sp.

Polyp

Favia sp.

Polyp

Favites sp.

Polyp

Euphyllia
glabrescens
Euphyllia fimbriata

Polyp

Galaxea fascicularis

Polyp

Meandra sp.

Polyp

Polyphyllia sp.

Polyp

Aurelia aurita

Medusa

Cassiopea sp.

Medusa

Acrometoides
purpureum

Medusa

Villareal 2B1

Polyp
Polyp

Polyp

form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Only in poly
form
Dominant
medusa
Dominant
medusa
Dominant
medusa

Colonial
Colonial
Solitary
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Colonial
Solitary
Solitary
Solitary

Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
----------------------Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
Coenosarcal
Colony
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Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic
Hermatypic

Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)
Calcareous exo.
(aragonite)

Elastic endoskeleton
Mesoglea collagen
Elastic endoskeleton
Mesoglea collagen
Elastic endoskeleton
Mesoglea collagen

Digitate

Stony

Tabular

Stony

Free-living

Stony

Foliaceous

Stony

Massive

Stony

Massive

Stony

Massive

Stony

Massive

Stony

Phaceloid

Stony

Massive

Stony

Encrusting

Stony

Massive

Stony

Massive

Stony