{"id":890,"date":"2013-10-18T13:57:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T17:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=890"},"modified":"2013-10-25T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T18:41:20","slug":"colony-growth-forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/bryozoa\/colony-growth-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Colony Growth Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"
Morphology (or Growth habit): <\/b>the basic\u00a0 form or shape in which the colony grows<\/p>\n Cincinnatian Examples: Parvohallopora ramosa, Batostoma jamesi<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Examples: Homotrypa flabellaris, Heterotrypa parvulipora<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Example: Heterotrypa frondosa<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Example: Peronopora vera<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Example: Fenestella granulosa<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Examples: Corynotrypa inflata, Cuffeyella arachnoidea, Atactoporella schucherti<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Examples: Cyphotrypa clarksvillensis, Prasopora simulatrix, Aspidopora newberryi<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Cincinnatian Example: Monticulipora molesta<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Morphology (or Growth habit): the basic\u00a0 form or shape in which the colony grows \u00a0 Ramose (Dendroid, branching): Erect, circular cross-section, frequent and often regular branching from base (dendritic, like the growth of a tree). Cincinnatian Examples: Parvohallopora ramosa, Batostoma …<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \u00a0<\/td>\n Ramose (Dendroid, branching): <\/b>Erect, circular cross-section, frequent and often regular branching from base (dendritic, like the growth of a tree).<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n Frondose (Leaf-like): <\/b>Erect, flattened cross-section, branches flattened into leaf-like shapes.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n Anastomosing: <\/b>Branching erect colony which branches join and re-branch to form open network.<\/p>\n \n <\/td>\n Bifoliate: <\/b>Erect, flattened, with zooids that bud back-to-back.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n Fenestrate: <\/b>Erect colony which branches in a reticulate pattern.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n Encrusting: <\/b>Colony growing attached to a hard surface or other organisms\u2019 shells.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n Hemispherical \u00a0(or Discoidal): <\/b>Roughly hemispherical or dome shaped. \u00a0Discoidal resembles a flattened hemishere, or a disc. May also resemble a \u201cChocolate Drop\u201d.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n Massive: <\/b>Colony of irregular shape.<\/p>\n