Eunicea laciniata
Diagnosis
Fingerlike colony of few thick long branches arising from near the base in all directions, to ~80 cm tall.
Axis cylindrical in cross-section.
Branches are >50% of colony height, 10-18 mm in diameter, with bulbous tips.
Apertures are well-spaced around branches; hemispherical, surrounded by eight small lobes and with long lower lip that sometimes covers upper lip.
Mucus is absent.
Color : Medium brown. Dark polyps.
Sclerites: Polyp armature of rods 0.05-0.2 mm long. Axial layer: ornate, colorless or pale violet spindles. Middle layer: diverse spindle forms usually 0.5-1.7 mm long. Surface layer: foliate clubs, enlarged or robust, 0.1-0.19 mm long.
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Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Symbiodinium- clade B | Quintana Roo | Cancun |
Diversity of algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) in octocorals: the roles of geography and host relationships. Molecular Ecology 14:2403 - 2417. doi: 10.1111/mec.2005.14.issue-810.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02545.x (2005) |
Symbiodinium pulchrorum | Quintana Roo |
Diversity and community structure of symbiotic dinoflagellates from Caribbean coral reefs. Marine Biology 141:387 - 400. doi: 10.1007/s00227-002-0829-2 (2002) |