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| soft corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Alcyonaria/Octocorallia > Order Alcyonacea |
| Knobbly
soft coral Carijoa sp. Family Clavulariidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This colony of bumpy animals is commonly seen on some of our Northern shores, but often overlooked as it resembles a plant. It grows on large boulders, jetty pillings and other hard surfaces. Features: 5-8cm long. The colony comprises a cluster of sparsely branched stems, forming short bushes or bushy fringes on hard surfaces. Each stem has large polyps in capsules (about 1cm long) regularly arranged along the length. Colours seen include white, beige and bright orange. The colony is often overgrown with encrusting sponges and ascidians. Sometimes mistaken for a sea fan (Order Gorgonacea) or a hydroid (Order Hydrozoa). |
 East Coast, Jun 09 |
 Pulau Sekudu, Apr 06 |
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Knobbly soft corals on Singapore shores
 Keppel Bay, Oct 09 |
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 Changi, Jul 07 |
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 East Coast, Jun 09  |
 East Coast, Jun 09  |
*Species are difficult
to positively identify without closer examination.
On this website, the animals are grouped by external features for convenience
of display.
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Acknowledgement
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Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Museum and Art
Gallery of the Northern Territoriy. 264 pp.|
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