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Swollen-Knob Candelabrum
Eunicea mammosa
Lamouroux, 1816
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Summary
Saltwater, Gorgonians. Exposed or semi-exposed reefs to 20 m depth. Colonies tend to branch near the base resembling candelabra.
To be confused with
- Slit-Pore Sea Rods Plexaurella spp.
Characteristics
Size: 15 to 30 cm.
Colour: Beige, dark yellow to ochre, and occasionally purple. Dries brownish to tan. Light brown polyps.
Shape: Dense, upright, thick branches, 5-10 mm across, to 30 cm long.
Habitat environment and ecology
Inhabits coral reefs. Exposed or semi-exposed reefs to 20 m depth.
Colonies tend to branch near the base resembling candelabra. Polyps
extend from very long tubes, giving the colony a prickly or knobby
appearance.
Distribution range
BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.
Author
[Marion Haarsma, march 2016]
Literature
- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification:
Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World
Publications.
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