| Name | Short Code | Functional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Acropora cervicornis | AcrCerv | Hard coral |
| Acropora palmata | AcrPalm | Hard coral |
| Bleached Hard Coral | B_HC | Hard coral |
| Brain Corals | brain_cor | Hard coral |
| Montastrea spp. | Mont_spp | Hard coral |
| Orbicella | Orbicella | Hard coral |
| Other hard coral | OTH-HC | Hard coral |
| Porites (branching) | Por_branch | Hard coral |
| Porites (massive) | Por_mass | Hard coral |
| Siderastrea | Siderastr | Hard coral |
| Sea fans/plumes | GORG | Other Invertebrates |
| Millepora | Millepora | Other Invertebrates |
| Other sessile invertebrates | OTH-SINV | Other Invertebrates |
| Gorgonian - sea whip | seawhip | Other Invertebrates |
| Sponge | SP | Other Invertebrates |
| Zoanthid | Zoanthid | Other Invertebrates |
| Sand | Sand | Soft Substrate |
| Dead coral | D_coral | Hard Substrate |
| Cyanobacteria | CYANOB | Other |
| Fish | FISH | Other |
| Unknown | Unk | Other |
| Water | WATER | Other |
| CCA (crustose coralline algae) | CCA | Algae |
| CRED-Encrusting macroalgae | *EMA | Algae |
| Macroalgae | MAL | Algae |
| Turf algae | Turf | Algae |