228 



CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON. 



Indicated average annual growth-rate of Floridian and Bahaman shoal-water corals — Con. 



[Note. — Nat. att. = naturally attached. Note 1 in table, accuracy of record doubtful ; note 2, 

 tape-line measurements, accuracy somewhat doubtful.] 



Name and station. 



Increase in diameter. Increase in height. 



Amount. 



Number of 



records as 



basis for 



estimate. 



Amount. 



j Number of 



j records as 



I basis for 



estimate. 



Mussa (Isophyllia) dipsacea Dana: 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Mussa (Isophyllia) rigida Dana: 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Siderastrea radians (Pallas) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles, outside moat 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Siderastrea siderea (Ell. & Sol.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tile, outside moat wall 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Agaricia agaricites (Linn.) : 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Agaricia purpurea LeS.: 



Fort Jefferson, tiles, outside moat wall . . . 



Fort Jefferson, from planulse nat. att. to 

 tiles 



Fort Jefferson, wharf, nat. att 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Agaricia crassa Verrill: 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Acropora cervicornis (Lam.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles, outside moat wall. . . 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Acropora prolifera (Lam.) : 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Acropora palmata (Lam.) : 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Pontes clavaria Lam.: 



Fort Jefferson, tiles, outside moat wall . . . 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, wharf, nat. att 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Poritcs furcata Lam.: 



Fort Jefferson, tiles, outside moat wall. . . 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, whai-f, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, outside moat, nat. at .... 

 Porites astrcoides Lam.: 



Fort Jcffeifson, tiles, outside moat wall. . . 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, wharf, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, outside moat wall, nat. att 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



mm. 



6.04 







2.56 

 6.75 



3.31 

 2.13 

 7.59 

 2.50 

 0.00 



7.71 

 3.75 

 7.41 

 5.05 

 4.38 



6.94 



5.67 



8.33 

 17.25 



4.84 



2.25 

 51.72 



44.50 



49.87 

 ^95. 36 



20.19 

 39.40 

 18.50 

 35.00 

 18.06 

 6.93 



.32.13 

 39.27 

 44.75 

 31.50 



16.19 

 23.05 

 14.00 

 13.11 

 10.60 

 3.50 

 7.56 



24 

 2 



16 

 12 



29 



4 



24 



7 



4 



12 



20 



18 



37 



6 



8 



16 



27 



18 

 24 



50 

 10 



4 



4 



42 



16 



33 



42 

 4 

 2 



34 

 18 

 2 

 9 

 25 

 16 

 16 



mm. 

 3.33 



2.37 

 1.5 



2.13 

 0.00 



2.67 

 4.16 

 5.00 

 2.70 

 2.50 



5.50 



3.76 



6.50 



40.00 

 45.33 



37.17 



25.00 

 39.50 



20.45 

 20.20 

 15.60 

 22.00 

 20.25 

 8.33 



17.00 



22.80 



16.00 



9.00 



5.70 



6.22 



14.00 



13.28 

 3.50 

 8.75 



12 

 2 



8 

 4 



15 



4 



4 

 4 



3 



3 



1 



10 



10 

 17 



12 

 6 



16 

 2 



21 

 5 

 2 

 1 



32 

 6 



18 



18 



2 



1 



15 

 9 

 1 



7 

 8 

 4 



