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Snowflake coral

Carijoa riisei

(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)

Snowflake coral

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Summary

Gorgonians. Colonies form dense clusters of tangled, branched stems with large, prominent, white polyps. Stems tipped with single polyps; below, secondary (daughter) polyps grow in pairs or groups of three at about the same level. White pale pink stalks have eight longitudinal grooves. Polyps usually extended. Stems often encrusted and/or overgrown with algae, sponge and other organisms.

Habitat environment and ecology

St. Eustatius. BES-eilanden

Author

[Niels Schrieken, march 2015]

Literature

- Humann, P. (2001). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas Author: Paul Humann, Publisher: New World Publications Pages: 4.


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Snowflake coral

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Diensten

Weekdieren (EU-Habitatrichtlijn)

Mariene soorten en ecologie

Contact

Stichting ANEMOON
Postbus 29
2120 AA Bennebroek

anemoon@cistron.nl

06-11442009

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