FL Keys Coral Flashcards

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<p>Orbicella annularis</p>

<ul>
<li>big fist shaped lobes</li>
</ul>

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<p>Orbicella faveolata</p>

<ul>
<li>Mountainous ridges</li>
</ul>

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<p>Orbicella franksi</p>

<ul>
<li>Bleached white tips</li>
</ul>

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<p>Montastraea cavernosa</p>

<ul>
<li>Huge polyps</li>
</ul>

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<p>Siderastrea siderea</p>

<ul>
<li>Raised ridges btwn each polyp</li>
</ul>

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<p>Siderastrea radians</p>

<ul>
<li>Flat surface, polyps look punched in</li>
</ul>

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<p>Solenastrea bournoni</p>

<ul>
<li>Outlined polyps</li>
</ul>

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<p>Stephanocoenia intersepta</p>

<ul>
<li>"Blushing coral"</li>
<li>Pink tentacles retract when touched</li>
</ul>

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<p>Pseudodiploria strigosa</p>

<ul>
<li>Sinlgle middle groove</li>
</ul>

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<p>Diploria labyrinthiformis</p>

<ul>
<li>Double groove, like a valley</li>
</ul>

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<p>Colpophyllia natans</p>

<ul>
<li>Distinct septa</li>
</ul>

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<p>Meandrina meandrites</p>

<ul>
<li>Perfect triangle peaks</li>
</ul>

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<p>Manicina areolata</p>

<ul style="margin-left:120px;">
	<li>Base polyp unattached</li>
	<li>Middle doesn't connect</li>
	<li>"Rose cup"</li>
</ul>
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<p>Favia fragum</p>

<ul>
<li>Not every septa raised</li>
<li>Small</li>
</ul>

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<p>Dichocoenia stokesii</p>

<ul>
<li>Irregular polyps</li>
<li>Every sepa raised</li>
</ul>

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<p>Agaricia agaricites</p>

<ul>
<li>Plating or bushy</li>
</ul>

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<p>Mycetophyllia lamarckiana</p>

<ul>
<li>Only ridges</li>
</ul>

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<p>Mycetophyllia aliciae</p>

<ul>
<li>Ridges and dots</li>
</ul>

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<p>Mycetophyllia ferox</p>

<ul>
<li>Ridges connect in middle</li>
<li>Can form trapped holes</li>
</ul>

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<p>Porites furcata</p>

<ul>
<li>Thinner, split on the end</li>
</ul>

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<p>Porites porites</p>

<ul>
<li>Thicker, no end split</li>
</ul>

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<p>Porites asteroides</p>

<ul>
<li>Massive form</li>
</ul>

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<p>Eusmilia festigiata</p>

<ul>
<li>Big, single stalk polyp</li>
</ul>

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<p>Cladocora arbuscula</p>

<ul>
<li>Single on a stalk</li>
</ul>

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<p>Acropora cervicornis</p>

<ul>
<li>Pointed with white polyp on tip</li>
</ul>

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<p>Acropora palmata</p>

<ul>
<li>Large flat branches facing up</li>
</ul>

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<p>Dendrogyra cylindrus</p>

28
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<p>Polpy Morphology</p>

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<p>Meandroid</p>

29
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<p>Polyp Morphology</p>

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<p>Flabello-meandroid</p>

30
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<p>Polyp Morphology</p>

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<p>Plocoid</p>

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<p>Polyp Morphology</p>

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<p>Cerioid</p>

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<p>Polyp Morphology</p>

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<p>Phaceloid</p>

33
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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Branching</p>

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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Foliaceous</p>

35
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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Massive</p>

36
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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Laminar</p>

37
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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Free-Living</p>

38
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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Encrusting</p>

39
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<p>Colony Morphology</p>

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<p>Columnar</p>