Web links cited in the Coral Finder

Following up on URL’s in the Coral Finder

If you are following up on URL’s cited in the Coral Finder then read on down the page. If you are looking for a specific term then visit the alphabetical listing of Terms, and our fast start, jargon busting ‘Termigator’ – an interactive visual glossary  – to explore the terms used by the Coral Finder and the Coral Hub.

Septocostate learning group (URL on Coral Finder p7)

Coscinaraea, Pavona, Leptoseris and Psammocora can be confusing for beginners. These genera all have septocostae that flow between corallites and corallites with common and indistinct walls. For tips on identifying these genera, see the septocostate learning group about five minutes into Coral Finder Training Movie Number 6: Introduction to the Massive Keygroup

For specific tips on how to recognise and separate Leptoseris from Psammocora, Coscinaraea and Pavona see the Leptoseris page.

Meandering corals with common or indistinct walls 5-10 mm (URL on Coral Finder p8)

Platygyra, Leptoria, Merulina and Goniastrea can be confusing for beginners. Tips for distinguishing these genera can be found on their respective genus pages. For a general introduction to meandering corals, see Coral Finder Training Movie Number 5: Introduction to the Meandering Key Group.

Rounded corallite learning group (URL on Coral Finder pp. 10,11 & 14)

Favia, Montastrea, Favites and Goniastrea can be confusing for beginners. For tips on identifying these genera, see the rounded corallite learning group about nine minutes into Coral Finder Training Movie Number 6: CFT 6: Introduction to the Massive Keygroup. See also their respective genus pages.