eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Eunicella tricoronata |
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| Common name: |
Sinuous sea fan |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Cnidaria |
Anthozoa |
Anthozoa |
Alcyonaria |
Gorgonacea |
Holaxonia |
Gorgoniidae |
Not Defined |
Eunicella |
Eunicella tricoronata |
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Short Description:
Flattend and sinous stems of 7 to 10 mm wide.Tending to lie in one plane.Overall colour is orange
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Short
Description: |
Flattend and sinous stems of 7 to 10 mm wide
Tending to lie in one plane
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Identification
features: |
Vivid yellow-orange colour
Tending to lie in one plane
When pollyps are ectended the sea fan get a fuzzy appearance |
| Size: |
30-40 cm |
| Behaviour: |
They have been described as moving conveyer belts of tissue, with
new tissue forming at one end and continuously leaving at the other |
| Diet: |
Filterfeeders |
| Distribution: |
Cape towwn to East Londen |
| Habitat: |
Subtidal rocky reefs |
| Depth: |
1-40m |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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