Name |
Short Code |
Functional Group |
Acropora (corymbose) |
Acr_corym |
Hard coral |
Astreopora (massive) |
Astreo_mas |
Hard coral |
BRA: Acropora Branching |
BRA_ARB_Ac |
Hard coral |
Branching bleached |
BRA_BLC |
Hard coral |
BRA: Acropora Bottlebrush |
BRA_BOT_Ac |
Hard coral |
Acropora digitate, branches resembling finger |
BRA_DIG_Ac |
Hard coral |
Fine branching non-Acroporids, Seriatopora, |
BRA_FIN_Se |
Hard coral |
BRA: Other |
BRA_OTH |
Hard coral |
Stylophora (branching) |
BRA_RND_St |
Hard coral |
Porites (branching) |
BRA_SMO_Po |
Hard coral |
Acropora corymbose/tabular/plate |
BRA_TAB-Ac |
Hard coral |
Pocillopora species |
BRA_VER_Po |
Hard coral |
MASE: Bleached |
MASE_BLC |
Hard coral |
MASE: Galaxea |
MASE_LRG_G |
Hard coral |
MASE: Isopora |
MASE_LRG_I |
Hard coral |
MASE: Large Rounded Polyps |
MASE_LRG_O |
Hard coral |
MASE: Lobophyllia |
MASE_MEA_L |
Hard coral |
MASE: Meandering Other |
MASE_MEA_O |
Hard coral |
MASE: Other |
MASE_OTH |
Hard coral |
MASE: Small or Invis Polyps |
MASE_SML_O |
Hard coral |
MASE: Porites |
MASE_SMO_P |
Hard coral |
Montipora (branching) |
Monti_br |
Hard coral |
Non hermatypic: Free living (Fungia, etc) |
NON_FREE |
Hard coral |
Non Hermatypic Heliopora |
NON_HEL |
Hard coral |
Non Hermatypic: Millepora |
NON_MIL |
Hard coral |
Thin, Foliose, and Plating bleached |
TFP_BLC |
Hard coral |
Thin, Foliose, Plating: Other |
TFP_OTH |
Hard coral |
TFP: Visible Relief Structures |
TFP_RDG_Al |
Hard coral |
TFP: Visible Round Corallites |
TFP_RND_Al |
Hard coral |
TFP: Porites |
TFP_SMO_Po |
Hard coral |
Crown of Thorns Sea Star |
MINV_COTS |
Other Invertebrates |
Crinoids. |
MINV_CRI |
Other Invertebrates |
Sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sea stars, lobste |
MINV_OTH |
Other Invertebrates |
Other sesile invertebrates soft hexacorrallia |
SINV_HEX_O |
Other Invertebrates |
Hydroids: Feathery Types |
SINV_HYD |
Other Invertebrates |
Other sesile invertebrates Bryozoa, clams |
SINV_OTH |
Other Invertebrates |
Common LRG Alcyoniide |
SINV_SFC_A |
Other Invertebrates |
Sea fans/plumes/branching/whipes |
SINV_SFC_E |
Other Invertebrates |
Other Soft Corals |
SINV_SFC_O |
Other Invertebrates |
Sponges: Branching, Rope Forms |
SINV_SPO_E |
Other Invertebrates |
SINV_SPO_FAN |
SINV_SPO_F |
Other Invertebrates |
Massive or encrusting sponges |
SINV_SPO_M |
Other Invertebrates |
Sponges: Vase |
SINV_SPO_V |
Other Invertebrates |
Individual Tunicates |
SINV_TUN |
Other Invertebrates |
Loose Substrate: Rubble |
LSUB_RUB |
Soft Substrate |
Loose Substrate: Sand |
LSUB_SAND |
Soft Substrate |
Loose Substrate: Sediment |
LSUB_SEDI |
Soft Substrate |
Dark Hard Substrate |
HSUB_DRK |
Hard Substrate |
White Hard Substrate |
HSUB_WHT |
Hard Substrate |
Fish |
FISH |
Other |
Fishing gear |
GEAR |
Other |
Water_H20 |
H20 |
Other |
Transect hardware |
Trans |
Other |
Trash: Human Origin |
TSH |
Other |
Unclear |
Unc |
Other |
Unknown |
Unk |
Other |
Algae: Other |
ALGAE_OTH |
Algae |
Calcifying calcareous crustose algae: DHC |
CAL_CCA_DC |
Algae |
Calcifying Calcareous Crustose Algae: Rubble |
CAL_CCA_RB |
Algae |
Calcifying Calcareous Crustose Algae: Sub |
CAL_CCA_S |
Algae |
Cyanobacteria smothering dead coral |
CYANO_DHC |
Algae |
Cyanobacteria smothering rubble |
CYANO_RB |
Algae |
Cyanobacteria on rock or other substrates |
CYANO_Sub |
Algae |
EAM: Dead Hard Coral |
EAM_DHC |
Algae |
Epilithic algal matirx smotheting rubble |
EAM_RB |
Algae |
EAM: Rock or Substrate |
EAM_Sub |
Algae |
Calcifying algae: Halimeda |
MACR_Cal_H |
Algae |
Calcifying algae: Other |
MACR_Cal_O |
Algae |
Calcifying macroalgae: Padina |
MACR_Cal_P |
Algae |
Filamentous Macroalgae |
MACR_Fil_A |
Algae |
Foliose Strap/ Branched Macro Algae |
MACR_Fol_B |
Algae |
Foliose Fan-shaped Macroalgae |
MACR_Fol_F |
Algae |
Foliose Algae: Other |
MACR_Fol_O |
Algae |
Foliose Feathery Macro Algae |
MACR_Fol_P |
Algae |
Foliose sheeting macroalage: (e.g Ulva) |
MACR_Fol_S |
Algae |
Algae: Large Visible Globules |
MACR_GLOB |
Algae |
Leathery Macrophytes: Other |
MACR_LTH_O |
Algae |
Leathery Macrophytes: Sargassum |
MACR_LTH_S |
Algae |
Leathery Macrophytes: Brown |
MACR_LTH_T |
Algae |
Seagrass. |
SGRASS |
Seagrass |