Photo index of soft corals on Singapore shores
with soft bodies: bushy shapes

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Asparagus flowery coral Family Nephtheidae	Ball flowery coral Family Nephtheidae	Long-stemmed flowery coral Family Nephtheidae	Pink flowery coral Family Nephtheidae	Spiky flowery coral Family Nephtheidae
Colony bushy 15-20cm, branched with study 'stems' that re white, lilac or purple. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight beige or brown branched tentacles, appear in clusters at the tips of the branches. Among living hard corals on the reef flat. Commonly seen on our Southern shores.	Colony spherical 6-10cm with a fat central 'trunk' that branches densely. The 'stem' white or transparent, pink or orange at near the polyp clusters. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight white branched tentacles and tiny spikes nearby. On coral rubble. Commonly seen on Beting Bronok.	Colony bushy 6-12cm with long fat 'stems' that are pale. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight beige or brown branched tentacles, in clusters. No spikes next to the polyps. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on some of our shores.	Colony bushy 10-15cm, branched with sturdy 'stems' that are white or transparent, embedded with red or pink spicules. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight white branched tentacles. No spikes next to the polyps. On boulders, hard surfaces, coral rubble. Commonly seen on our Northern shores.	Colony bushy 6-12cm, branched with 'stems' that are white or transparent, embedded with spicules. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight branched tentacles, may be beige, white or purple. Large spikes next to the polyps. On coral rubble. Commonly seen on Tuas, sometimes on other shores too.

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Not soft corals

Fire anemone Actinodendron sp.	Frilly anemone Phymanthus sp.
This is an anemone.	This is an anemone.

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how to tell apart

• large 'hairy' cnidarians
• animals with a ring of feathery arms