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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Alcyonaria/Octocorallia > Order Alcyonacea > Family Alcyoniidae |
| Smooth
leathery coral awaiting identification* Family Alcyoniidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This large pink leathery coral is commonly seen on our Southern shores. On coral rubble. With the polyps retracted, the surface of the leathery tissue is quite smooth. When exposed at low tide, those with finger-like shapes may look like a pile of discarded rubber gloves! Features: Colony 20-50cm or larger. Sometimes several colonies near one another. The colony has a broad short central column that divides into short sturdy branches tipped with rounded or finger-like structures. The leathery common tissue is pale pink or orange sometimes lilac. |
 Cyrene Reef, Mar 07 |
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Smooth leathery corals on Singapore shores
 Sentosa, Aug 05 |
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