Anthelia sp.
Super Group:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Alcyonacea
Family:
Xeniidae
Genus:
Anthelia
Species:
sp.
Diagnosis
Colonies forming soft spreading membranes from which the polyps arise. Polyps not retractile, monomorphic. Colour of colonies white, gray, brown. Sclerites are flattened rods, about 3-8 times as long as broad. Zooxanthellae present.
Type species
Type species: Anthelia glauca Lamarck, 1816
Ecology
Shallow lagoon and back reef, in places with strong currents.
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