eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Balanophyllia bonaespei |
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| Common name: |
Small cup coral |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Cnidaria |
Anthozoa |
Anthozoa |
Zoantharia |
Scleracrinia |
Dendrophulliina |
Dendrophulliidae |
Not Defined |
Balanophyllia |
Balanophyllia bonaespei |
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Short Description:
Solitay,but often lives in groups.Bbrightly coulered,tentacles almost transparent and beaded in appearance.Skeleton columnar,upper surface divided by radiating septa which have prickly,toothed inner edges
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Identification
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| Size: |
25mm in diameter and 15mm in height |
| Behaviour: |
Often in caves |
| Diet: |
Simbiotic with single celled algae |
| Distribution: |
Cape Town to East Londen |
| Depth: |
5-150m |
| Habitat: |
Sub tidal and darker overhangs on reefs |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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