Pentagonal honeycomb coral — size comparison

Favites pentagona may encrust substrate, form a compact mass or grow as irregular columns. Corallites are angular, with characteristic elevations around depress

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Width

między skrajnymi krawędziami pokazanej kolonii, bez skały i podstawkiScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled

Pentagonal honeycomb coral

Woda słona

Favites pentagona

ok. 8 cmKolonia · przykład ilustracyjny
Colony width

między skrajnymi krawędziami pokazanej kolonii, bez skały i podstawkiView: side · example, approximate proportions

Mass
Nie ustalono dla tego punktuMasa nie wyznacza skali
The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Pentagonal honeycomb coralColony widthapprox. 8 cm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Pentagonal honeycomb coral — size comparison — facts and sources

Favites pentagona may encrust substrate, form a compact mass or grow as irregular columns. Corallites are angular, with characteristic elevations around depressions. It belongs to a complex of forms difficult to distinguish.

It occurs in shallow reef habitats. Symbiotic algae and food captured from water by polyps both contribute to nutrition.

Szerokość kolonii (COLW): między skrajnymi krawędziami pokazanej kolonii, bez skały i podstawki. Przykład ilustracyjny 8 cm, nie średnia populacji ani rozmiar oferowanego okazu. Ujęcia i proporcje są przybliżone.

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