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| corallimorphs text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Corallimorpharia |
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tip corallimorphs awaiting identification* updated Aug 10 Where seen? This small animal with little balls at the tips of its tentacles is seen growing on hard surfaces. Rocks and coral rubble in clusters of a few individuals. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. Features: Diameter with tentacles extended 1.5-4cm. Tentacles many, long thin, transparent with a ball-shaped tip that is usually darker. Body column smooth, colours brown or bright blue, orange or red. Oral disk usually dark. Central mouth often conical and protruding, especially when the tentacles are tucked into the body column. |
 Changi, Jul 09 |
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Ball tip corallimorphs on Singapore shores
 Pulau Senang, Jun 10 |
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more photos of ball tip corallimorphs on Singapore shores
northern shores part 1 | part 2
southern shores
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Acknowledgement Grateful thanks to Prof Daphne Fautin for identifying this animal as a corallimorph. |
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