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| corallimorphs text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Corallimorpharia |
| Striped
corallimorph awaiting identification updated Jul 11 Where seen? These little brown disk-shaped animal with stripes is sometimes encountered on our Southern shores, in coral rubble areas. Features: Each polyp about 3-4cm in diameter, sometimes seen in groups of 5-10. Brown with paler or white stripes. Tentacles few, very short sparsely along the stripes. The edge of the oral disk smooth. The mouth is usually held upturned. |
 Terumbu Bemban, Jul 11 |
 Pulau Hantu, Mar 05 |
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 Terumbu Bemban, Jul 11 |
Striped corallimorphs on Singapore Shores
 Pulau Hantu, Mar 07  |
 Pulau Hantu, Jul 07  |
*Species are difficult
to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, the animals are grouped by external features for convenience
of display.
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