FL Keys Coral Flashcards
Memorize these goddamn names if it kills you
<p>Orbicella annularis</p>
<ul>
<li>big fist shaped lobes</li>
</ul>
<p>Orbicella faveolata</p>
<ul>
<li>Mountainous ridges</li>
</ul>
<p>Orbicella franksi</p>
<ul>
<li>Bleached white tips</li>
</ul>
<p>Montastraea cavernosa</p>
<ul>
<li>Huge polyps</li>
</ul>
<p>Siderastrea siderea</p>
<ul>
<li>Raised ridges btwn each polyp</li>
</ul>
<p>Siderastrea radians</p>
<ul>
<li>Flat surface, polyps look punched in</li>
</ul>
<p>Solenastrea bournoni</p>
<ul>
<li>Outlined polyps</li>
</ul>
<p>Stephanocoenia intersepta</p>
<ul>
<li>"Blushing coral"</li>
<li>Pink tentacles retract when touched</li>
</ul>
<p>Pseudodiploria strigosa</p>
<ul>
<li>Sinlgle middle groove</li>
</ul>
<p>Diploria labyrinthiformis</p>
<ul>
<li>Double groove, like a valley</li>
</ul>
<p>Colpophyllia natans</p>
<ul>
<li>Distinct septa</li>
</ul>
<p>Meandrina meandrites</p>
<ul>
<li>Perfect triangle peaks</li>
</ul>
<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>
<p>Favia fragum</p>
<ul>
<li>Not every septa raised</li>
<li>Small</li>
</ul>
<p>Dichocoenia stokesii</p>
<ul>
<li>Irregular polyps</li>
<li>Every sepa raised</li>
</ul>