| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Acropora (branching) | ACB | Hard coral |
| BRA: Acropora Bottlebrush | ACBB | Hard coral |
| Acropora (corymbose) | ACC | Hard coral |
| Acropora (digitate) | ACD | Hard coral |
| Acropora (tabulate) | ACT | Hard coral |
| Bleached Hard Coral | BHC | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (massive) | MC | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora branching | NACB | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora encrusting | NACE | Hard coral |
| Non-Acropora foliose | NACF | Hard coral |
| Recent Dead Coral | RDC | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (submassive) | SMC | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral Solitary | SOL | Hard coral |
| Tridacna: Giant clam | CLAM | Other Invertebrates |
| Crown of Thorns Sea Star | COT | Other Invertebrates |
| Crinoids. | CRI | Other Invertebrates |
| Hydroid/Bryozoan | HydBry | Other Invertebrates |
| Other invertebrate | INV | Other Invertebrates |
| Soft Coral | SC | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | SP | Other Invertebrates |
| Echinoderms: Sea stars | SS | Other Invertebrates |
| Tunicate | TUN | Other Invertebrates |
| Zooanthid | ZOO | Other Invertebrates |
| Sand | Sand | Soft Substrate |
| Dead coral | D_coral | Hard Substrate |
| Rock | Rock | Hard Substrate |
| Rock Rubble | RockRub | Hard Substrate |
| Fish | FISH | Other |
| Shadow | SHAD | Other |
| Transect hardware | Transect | Other |
| Transect Tape | TT | Other |
| Unknown | XXX | Other |
| Algae | Algae | Algae |
| Seagrass | SGS | Seagrass |