Plexaurella dichotoma
Super Group:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Alcyonacea
Family:
Plexauridae
Genus:
Plexaurella
Species:
dichotoma
Synonym(s):
Plexaurella fusifera Kunze, 1916
Diagnosis
Colonies are dichotomously branched and bushy, up to 80 cm in height. The end branches are rigid and blunt, sometimes club-shaped at their ends; 10-15 mm in diameter. Depending on the habitat, the branches may be short and crooked or long and straight. Apertures, 1-1.5 mm in diameter, are usually slightly raised but may also be flush with the surface; narrow and slit like.
Color: Yellowish brown.
Ecology
Habitat: Common on the outer reefs and patch reefs, and to a lesser extent inshore.
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SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Symbiodinium- clade C | 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) |