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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Alcyonaria/Octocorallia > Order Gorgonacea |
| Asparagus
sea fan Dichotella cf. gemmacea* Family Ellisellidae updated Dec 2019 Where seen? This sparsely branched brightly coloured sea fan is often seen on Beting Bronok and sometimes at Changi, on rubble and rocks. Features: 15-20cm long. The colony comprises a cluster of a few cylingrical stems that are generally unbranched except near the base. Polyps with white transparent tentacles. When they retract, the base of the polyps curve to form smooth bumps so the stem resembles asparagus. Usually bright red, but sometimes also white, yellowish or orange. There are also long unbranched sea whips that look like asparagus sea fans. |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 05  |
 Beting Bronok, Jun 04  |
 Beting Bronok, May 03  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Asparagus sea fans on Singapore shores |
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