| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Acropora (branching) | ACB | Hard coral |
| Acropora (digitate) | ACD | Hard coral |
| Acropora (encrusting) | ACE | Hard coral |
| Acropora (submassive) | ACS | Hard coral |
| Acropora (tabulate) | ACT | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (branching) | CB | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (encrusting) | CE | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (foliose) | CF | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (massive) | CM | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral Mushroom | CMR | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (submassive) | CS | Hard coral |
| Heliopora | CHL | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora | CME | Other Invertebrates |
| Tubipora | CTU | Other Invertebrates |
| Soft Coral | SC | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | SP | Other Invertebrates |
| Zoanthid | ZO | Other Invertebrates |
| Sand | Sand | Soft Substrate |
| Silt/Clay | Silt | Soft Substrate |
| Dead coral | DC | Hard Substrate |
| Rock | Rock | Hard Substrate |
| Dead coral with algae | DCA | Other |
| Other | OT | Other |
| Rubble | Rubble | Other |
| CREP-T1 Tape/Wand | *TW | Other |
| Algal Assemblage | AA | Algae |
| CCA (crustose coralline algae) | CCA | Algae |
| Halimeda | HA | Algae |
| Macroalgae | MA | Algae |
| Turf algae | TA | Algae |