| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Agaricia fragilis | AGF | Hard coral |
| Agaricia humilis | AGH | Hard coral |
| Astrangia | AST | Hard coral |
| Bleached coral point | BL | Hard coral |
| Coral | C | Hard coral |
| Favia leptophylla | FAL | Hard coral |
| Favia gravida | FAV | Hard coral |
| Madracis decactis | MAD | Hard coral |
| Meandrina braziliensis | MEB | Hard coral |
| Mussismilia harttii | MHT | Hard coral |
| Montastraea cavernosa | MOC | Hard coral |
| Mussismilia spp | MSP | Hard coral |
| Mussismilia braziliensis | MUB | Hard coral |
| Mussismilia hispida | MUH | Hard coral |
| Phyllangia | PHY | Hard coral |
| Porites astreoides | POA | Hard coral |
| Porites branneri | POB | Hard coral |
| Polymastia janeirensis | POJ | Hard coral |
| Polycyathus spp | POL | Hard coral |
| Protopalythoa Spp | PRP | Hard coral |
| Scolymia wellsi | SCO | Hard coral |
| Siderastrea | SID | Hard coral |
| Siderastrea stellata | SIDS | Hard coral |
| Stephanocoenia michellini | STE | Hard coral |
| Stylaster roseus | STR | Hard coral |
| Tubastrea | TUB | Hard coral |
| Anemone | ANM | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge (arborescent) | ARB | Other Invertebrates |
| Bivalve | BIV | Other Invertebrates |
| Botryllus niger | BON | Other Invertebrates |
| Carijoa riisei | CAR | Other Invertebrates |
| Crella (Grayella) brasiliensis | CBRA | Other Invertebrates |
| Cirripedia - Barnacle | CIR | Other Invertebrates |
| Didemnum sp | DID | Other Invertebrates |
| Dragmacidon reticulata | DRR | Other Invertebrates |
| Echinoderms: Sea stars | EST | Other Invertebrates |
| Eudendrium carneum | EUC | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge_globular | GLO | Other Invertebrates |
| Guitarra sepia | GUSE | Other Invertebrates |
| Encrusting sponge | INC | Other Invertebrates |
| Ircinia strobilina | ISTRO | Other Invertebrates |
| Macrorhynchia philippina | MAP | Other Invertebrates |
| Monanchora arbuscula | MARB | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge (massive) | MAS | Other Invertebrates |
| Monanchora brasiliensis | MBRA | Other Invertebrates |
| Mycale (Carmia) microsigmatosa | MCM | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora alcicornis | MIA | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora braziliensis | MIB | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora | MIL | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora nitida | MIN | Other Invertebrates |
| Crinoids. | MINV_CRI | Other Invertebrates |
| Molluscs | MOL | Other Invertebrates |
| Anthozoa | OANT | Other Invertebrates |
| Ascidian | OASC | Other Invertebrates |
| Bryozoan | OBRY | Other Invertebrates |
| Echinoderms | OECH | Other Invertebrates |
| Hydrozoa | OHYD | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | OSPO | Other Invertebrates |
| White Sea Urchin | OUB | Other Invertebrates |
| Black Sea Urchin | OUP | Other Invertebrates |
| Palythoa caribaeorum | PAC | Other Invertebrates |
| Palythoa | PAL | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge_papillate | PAP | Other Invertebrates |
| Parazoanthus cf axinellae | PAZ | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge_pedunculate | PED | Other Invertebrates |
| Phyllogorgia dilatata | PHD | Other Invertebrates |
| Placospongia | PLACO | Other Invertebrates |
| Plexaura spp. | PLE | Other Invertebrates |
| Plexaurella grandiflora | PLG | Other Invertebrates |
| Plexaurella regia | PLR | Other Invertebrates |
| Worms: Polychaetes | POLY | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge_tubular | TUB1 | Other Invertebrates |
| Xestospongia muta | XEM | Other Invertebrates |
| Zoanthus sociatus_ | ZOSO | Other Invertebrates |
| Substrate: Unconsolidated (soft) | ARC | Soft Substrate |
| Cyanobacteria | CIAN | Other |
| other crustacean | OCRU | Other |
| other disease | OD | Other |
| Out of quadrat | OOQ | Other |
| Shadow | SHAD | Other |
| Calcareous Turf | TCC | Other |
| Turf: filamentous | TFL | Other |
| Unknown | Unk | Other |
| Quadrat | WAND | Other |
| Amphiroa sp. | A/J | Algae |
| Asparagopsis taxiformis | ASPT | Algae |
| Arthrocardia | ATH | Algae |
| Bryopsis pennata | BRPN | Algae |
| Bryopsis spp. | BRSP | Algae |
| Caulerpa | CAU | Algae |
| Caulerpa cupressoides | CAUC | Algae |
| Caulerpa microphysa | CAUM | Algae |
| Caulerpa mexicana | CAUMEX | Algae |
| Caulerpa verticillata | CAUV | Algae |
| Canistrocarpus cervicornis | CCV | Algae |
| Chaetomorpha Spp. | CHAE | Algae |
| Champia parvula | CHP | Algae |
| Cladophora sp. | CLAD | Algae |
| Calcifying calcareous crustose algae: DHC | CNA/CC | Algae |
| Codium | COD | Algae |
| Codium intertextum | COI | Algae |
| Colpomenia sinuosa | COL | Algae |
| Dictyopteris | DICP | Algae |
| Dictyopteris delicatula | DICPD | Algae |
| Dictyopteris jamaicensis | DICPJM | Algae |
| Dictyopteris jolyana | DICPJO | Algae |
| Dictyopteris justii | DICPJT | Algae |
| Dictyopteris plagiogramma | DICPP | Algae |
| Dictyota | DICT | Algae |
| Dictyota ciliolata | DICTC | Algae |
| Dictyota menstrualis | DICTM | Algae |
| Dictyota pulchella | DICTP | Algae |
| Dictyosphaeria versluysii | DICVERS | Algae |
| Digenea simplex | DIGS | Algae |
| Galaxaura spp. | GAL | Algae |
| Gelidium floridanum | GFLO | Algae |
| Gelidiopsis | GLPS | Algae |
| Gelidium pusillum | GPUS | Algae |
| Haliptilon cubense | HALC | Algae |
| Hypnea musciformis | HYP | Algae |
| Laurencia spp. | LAU | Algae |
| Lobophora variegata | LOV | Algae |
| Macroalgae: Articulated calcareous | OMCA | Algae |
| Leathery Macrophytes: Other | OMCO | Algae |
| Other crustose macroalgae 1 | OMCR | Algae |
| Other Leaves macroalgae | OMFC | Algae |
| Macroalgae: Filamentous / filiform | OMFL | Algae |
| Padina spp. | PAD | Algae |
| Padina gymnospora | PADG | Algae |
| Penicillus spp. | PEN | Algae |
| Peyssonnelia | PEY | Algae |
| Peyssonnelia capensis | PEYC | Algae |
| Pterocladiella | PTR | Algae |
| Rhodymenia Sp. | RHO | Algae |
| Sargassum | SARG | Algae |
| Stypopodium sp. | STY | Algae |
| Udotea spp. | UDO | Algae |
| Valonia ventricosa | VALV | Algae |
| Wrangelia | WRAN | Algae |