Abstract
Samples of the “bladed” morphotypes of the hydrocoral Millepora dichotoma were examined with a two‐stage computerized technique. The samples were analyzed by computerized tomography, and the resulting photographs were processed by computerized image analysis. The results disclosed skeletal growth modifications that occurred during the life history of the specimens. Within the present skeletal form we were able to reveal a former, delicate branching phase hidden in the extant skeleton. A high proportion of the bladed morphotypes was found to be infested by the coral‐inhabiting barnacle Savignium milleporum. The barnacles were embedded in the host skeleton, enhancing skeletal deformation.
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