Growth form (basic octocorallia)

ID: 576

Class: Morphological

Description:

Growth forms of octocorals coarsely categorized by Fabricius & Gómez-Gras. This trait is a sub-classification of the Type of growth trait into broad groups depending on basic morphological features such as the presence of stem/stalk, the presence of stolons, lobes…etc.

Standards:

Methodologies:

Editor: Katharina Fabricius (contact)

Observations

Lituaria breve

Lituaria hicksoni

Lituaria kuekenthali

Lituaria molle

Lituaria phalloides

Lituaria philippinensis

Lituaria valenciennesi

Lobophytum borbonicum

Lobophytum catalai

Lobophytum compactum

Lobophytum crassum

Lobophytum cryptocormum

Lobophytum densum

Lobophytum depressum

Lobophytum hirsutum

Lobophytum hsiehi

Lobophytum jasparsi

Lobophytum latilobatum