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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Alcyonaria/Octocorallia > Order Gorgonacea |
| Maze
sea fan Echinogorgia sp.* Family Plexauridae updated Dec 2019 Where seen? This sea fan with maze-like branching is sometimes seen on Beting Bronok. On coral rubble. Features: 10-15cm tall. Colony comprises regular short branches that form a neat, maze-like pattern on one plane. Some of the side branches may fuse with nearby branches forming a net-like arrangement. Stems cylindrical and rather fat with rounded tips. Colours seen include orange, pink, yellow and white. The relatively small polyps are white and emerge all around the branches. They can retract completely leaving large bumps on the stem. |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 05  |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 05  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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| Maze sea fans on Singapore shores |
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