Coe. 19 / Coe. 8a / Coe. 8b Subergorgia
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Cnidaria
Class - Anthozoa
Subclass - Octocorallia
Order - Malacalcyonacea
Family -
Subergorgiidae
Genus - Subergorgia
Common Name: Red sea fan
Characters:
The bush-like, stiff
colonies grow in one plane and are dichotomously branched. The colonies have
distinct longitudinal grooves running the entire length of the colony on
opposite faces. The polyps are located predominantly on the sides of the
branches, with dome-shaped polyp mounds approximately 1.5 mm wide. The colour
is dull orange to brown, with cream polyps. The axis consists of fused
sclerites in a horny matrix. The sclerites of the tissue layer are spindles.
Behavior:
Sessile; Suspension
feeder.
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