Branching area and growth direction (red triangles, directive septa; green triangles, the four lateral primary septa; red circles, budding site; arrows, growth direction; 1, parent corallites; 2, daughter corallites; 3, grandchild corallites).

<p>A–D, <i>Dendrophyllia boschmai</i> (OCU 6661). E–I, <i>Dendrophyllia cribrosa</i> (OCU 6671). Scale bars = 5 mm. A and E, Branching area of colony. B and F, Drawings of A and E, showing the branching area and budding sites. C, Front view. D, Drawing of C, showing the branching area and growth direction. G, Top view of the colony shown in the left side of E. H, A drawing of G, showing the sinistral growth direction. I, Top view of the colony shown in the right side of E. J, A drawing of I, showing the dextral growth direction.