Figure 3
From: Morphological and genetic evaluation of the hydrocoral Millepora species complex in the Caribbean
Discriminant function analysis canonical plot based on the morphological traits of the three Millepora morphotypes. Multivariate comparisons (fixed effects MANOVA) among morphotypes were significant (Wilk’s λ = 0.145, F = 7.79, p < 0.0001). Misclassified colonies = 6 (20%), are show in bold. Number 1 represent colonies of M. complanata (Mc), no. 2 are colonies of M. alcicornis branched (Mab), and no. 3 are colonies of M. alcicornis encrusted (Mae). Variables for comparison were as follows: D, dactylopore diameter; G, gastropore diameter; G-D, from gastropore to the nearest dactylopore; G-G, distances among gastropores; and D-D, distances among dactylopores. In canonical axes 1 and 2, distances among dactylopores and gastropores, and gastropore diameters were the variables with more weight in the discrimination.