Help needed with the "Key"

[Anonymous]

Eric, I'm having trouble defining some of the terms used to classify corallites.
What do we clssify as a well spaced corallite, i.e. what is the measurement used-I presume 2-3mm. Also what is rarely superficial?
Tehlia.

 

[Anonymous]

Tehlia, well-spaced can't have a measurement as it depends on the sze of the corallites. For example, many Montiopora are well spaced, but the same relaivespacing on an Oxypora or a Turbinaria may be much further because ofthe scale. If the walls are immediately adjacent to eachother, and separated by some coenosteum, I'd call that well-spaced.

Where do you see "rarely superficial"?

eric

 

[Anonymous]

Group A, number 11.
Thanks, Tehlia.

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Tehlia

 

[Anonymous]

Here, superficial means, more or less, flat.

Eric