| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Acropora (arborescent) | Acr_arb | Hard coral |
| Acropora (digitate) | Acr_dig | Hard coral |
| Acropora (encrusting) | Acr_enc | Hard coral |
| Acropora | Acropora | Hard coral |
| Acropora (submassive) | Acr_sub | Hard coral |
| Acropora (tabulate) | Acr_tab | Hard coral |
| Bleached Hard Coral | Bleach_HC | Hard coral |
| Corals: Stony corals | CSC | Hard coral |
| Corals: Stony corals: Solitary / mushroom | Mushroom | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora branching | NonAc_Br | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora encrusting | NonAc_Enc | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora foliose | NonAc_F | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora massive | NonAc_M | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora submassive | NonAc_Sub | Hard coral |
| Recent Dead Coral | Rec_DC | Hard coral |
| Crown of Thorns Sea Star | COTS | Other Invertebrates |
| Other invertebrate | Oth-MobINV | Other Invertebrates |
| Other sessile invertebrates | Oth-SINV | Other Invertebrates |
| Soft Coral | SoftCoral | Other Invertebrates |
| Encrusting sponge | Sponge_enc | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponges: Erect forms | Sponge_er | Other Invertebrates |
| Echinoderms: sea urchin | Urchin | Other Invertebrates |
| Detritus | detritus | Soft Substrate |
| Loose substrate: Mud | Mud | Soft Substrate |
| Loose Substrate: Rubble | Rubble | Soft Substrate |
| Sand | Sand | Soft Substrate |
| Cyanobacteria | Cyano | Other |
| All other | Other | Other |
| Transect hardware | Transect | Other |
| Trash | Trash | Other |
| Unclear | Unclear | Other |
| Unknown | Unknown | Other |
| Benthic Microalgae on Sand | BMA_sand | Algae |
| Calcifying calcareous crustose algae: DHC | CCA_DHC | Algae |
| EAM: Dead Hard Coral | EAM_DHC | Algae |
| Calcifying algae: Halimeda | Halimeda | Algae |
| Macroalgae | Macroalgae | Algae |
| Seagrass | Seagrass | Seagrass |