| Skeleton
saucer-shaped (10-15cm), lies unattached to the bottom. Thin continuous
lines radiate from the centre, in some the walls are 'toothed'. Tentacles
short and sparse. Single slit-like mouth in the centre with striped
'lips'. Colours seen include beige, brown, pink, blue, purplish, greenish.
Seen on our Southern shores. |
Skeleton
disc-shaped (generally 10-15cm), lies unattached to the bottom. Thin
continuous lines with rounded 'teeth' radiate from the centre. Single
slit-like mouth. Tentacles thick and long (looks like udon noodles)
with a bulbous white tip. Colours usually brown but sometimes also
bright green or bluish. Sometimes seen on our shores. |
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Solitary
free-living coral 15-20cm. Meandering folded form with wide valleys
and tall walls. Sometimes called Banana coral because, when submerged,
the polyp inflates into smooth curved shapes. Seen on our Southern shores. |
| Skeleton
elongated oval (20-30cm) with rounded ends. Lies unattached to the
bottom. Prominent central furrow. Thin lines, parallel, continuous
with large, evenly spaced 'teeth'. Tentacles tiny, very sparse. Colours
yellow, brown, green and blue. Seen on our Southern
shores. |
Skeleton
elongated oval (15-25cm) with rounded ends. Lies unattached to the
bottom. Prominent central furrow. Thin lines, parallel, continuous
with fine indistinct 'teeth'. Tentacles tiny, very sparse. Colours
beige or brown. Seen on our Southern shores. |
Skeleton
longer than broad (20-30cm) often with rather pointed ends. Prominent
central furrow. Thin short lines, parallel, discontinuous with sparse
fine indistinct 'teeth'. Tentacles tiny, very sparse. Colours include
shades of green, light blue as well as purplish. Seen on
some of our shores. |
Skeleton
longer than broad (15-25cm) with rounded ends. Lies unattached to
the bottom. Indistinct central furrow. Tiny short lines, that form
petal-shaped, radial patterns, instead of parallel lines. Tentacles
short, cylindrical, white-tipped, when extended results in a 'furry'
look. Colours include brown, grey, cream to blue, purple and green.
Seen on our Southern shores. |
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