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Scientific Name
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Euphyllia ancora
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Location
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collected from shallow water off Pelau
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Comments
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A living colony covered with expanded tentacles. This species belongs to a group that consists exclusively of shallow water, zooxanthellate, reef corals.
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Copyright
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© D. Faulkner
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Euphyllia (Caryophylliidae): view page image collection
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Title
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Euphyllia_ancora.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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2505
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| 3699 |
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Scientific Name
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Tubastraea micrantha
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Location
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collected from shallow water off Pelau
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Comments
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A living colony having branches about 2 cm in diameter. Although azooxanthellate, this species often attains a colony size of up to a meter and thus contributes to reef structure.
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Copyright
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© D. Faulkner
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Tubastraea (Dendrophylliidae): view page image collection
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Title
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Tubastraea_micrantha.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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3699
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| 5016 |
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Scientific Name
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Letepsammia formosissima
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Location
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off South Africa (about 100 m)
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Comments
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A highly inflated living specimen
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Reference
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Williams, G. C. 1986. What are Corals? Sagittarius, 1(2): 11-15.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Size
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Diameter of polyp about 50 mm
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Copyright
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© 1986
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Letepsammia (Micrabaciidae): view page image collection
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Title
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Letepsammia_formosissima.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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5016
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