Husbandry
“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Characters: Colonies have encrusting or laminar bases which may have rootlets. Plates have upward projecting ridges developing into columns. Corallites are widely spaced and immersed. The coenosteum has no elaborations. Verrucae commonly form on lower parts of colonies.
Colour: Uniform dark brown, green or grey.
Habitat: Mostly high latitude reefs and rocky foreshores.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Characters: Colonies have encrusting or laminar bases which may have rootlets. Plates have upward projecting ridges developing into columns. Corallites are widely spaced and immersed. The coenosteum has no elaborations. Verrucae commonly form on lower parts of colonies.
Colour: Uniform dark brown, green or grey.
Habitat: Mostly high latitude reefs and rocky foreshores.
Abundance: Uncommon.
