Figure 17 in Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)

Figure 17. Mussismilia macromorphology. Mussismilia is phaceloid or subplocoid (one to three centres), with a distinctive double wall when coenosteum is present. The columella is continuous with trabecular linkage between centres. Species of Mussismilia differ in colony form and calice size. A, B, Mussismilia hartti (Verrill, 1868); figured specimen = YPM4516, Maria Farinha, Pernambuco, Brazil. C, D, Mussismilia braziliensis (Verrill, 1868); holotype = YPM1467, Abrolhos Reef, Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil. E, F, Mussismilia hispida (Verrill, 1901); holotype = YPM4287, Abrolhos Reef, Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil. G, H, Mussismilia leptophylla (Verrill, 1868); holotype = YPM1517A, Abrolhos Reef, Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil.