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Branching Fire coral
Millepora alcicornis
Linnaeus, 1758
Kenmerken
Code
Summary
Saltwater Hydroids, common in shallow tropical reefs, locations with
abundant water movement. The branches are brown to pale, creamy yellow,
with white tips.
To be confused with
- Blade Fire Coral Millepora Complanata.
Characteristics
Size: Maximum height of 50cm
Colour: Brown to pale, creamy yellow, with white tips.
Shape: Start with encrustations then develop into
plates or blades, then a branched, cylindrical structure.
Etc: Cnidarian stinging cells can be painful to human skin.
Habitat environment and ecology
Tropical and sub-tropical waters.
Distribution range
BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius
Author
[(Marion Haarsma, feb 2016]
Literature
- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Coral Identification -
Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.
Commentaar
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