eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Malacacanthus capensis |
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| Common name: |
Sun burst soft coral |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Cnidaria |
Anthozoa |
Alcyonaria |
Alcyonaria |
Alcyonacea |
Not Defined |
Alcyoniidae |
Not Defined |
Malacacanthus |
Malacacanthus capensis |
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Short Description:
A touch cylindrical , brown stalk crowned by aradiating ball of bright yellow or orange polyps,in between which are tiny dot-like siphonozooids whichserve to re-inflate the colony after it contracts
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Identification
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| Size: |
150mm |
| Behaviour: |
When disturbed the crown fold inwards and be withdrawn into the top of the stalk |
| Diet: |
Plantonic animals |
| Distribution: |
Cape Town to East Londen |
| Depth: |
10-40m |
| Habitat: |
Rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
- A field guide to the Marine Animals of the Cape Peninsula
Georgina Jones
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckle
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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