| 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 Digitate | CD | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral_Encrusting | CE | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (foliose) | CF | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral Massive | CM | Hard coral |
| Fungia | CMR | Hard coral |
| Hard Coral (submassive) | CS | Hard coral |
| Recent Dead Coral | DC | Hard coral |
| Crustose Coralline | CA | Other Invertebrates |
| Heliopora | CHL | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora | CML | Other Invertebrates |
| Soft Coral | SC | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | SP | Other Invertebrates |
| Zooanthid | ZO | Other Invertebrates |
| Sand | S | Soft Substrate |
| silt | SI | Soft Substrate |
| Dead coral with turf algae | DCA | Hard Substrate |
| Rock | RCK | Hard Substrate |
| Other | OT | Other |
| Rubble | R | Other |
| CREP-T1 Tape/Wand | TAPE | Other |
| Transect hardware | Transect | Other |
| Algal Assemblage | AA | Algae |
| Halimeda | HA | Algae |
| Macroalgae | MA | Algae |
| Turf algae | TA | Algae |