eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Cladiella australis |
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| Common name: |
Finger blanching soft coral |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
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Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Cnidaria |
Anthozoa |
Alcyonaria |
Alcyonaria |
Alcyonacea |
Not Defined |
Alcyoniidae |
Not Defined |
Cladiella |
Cladiella australis |
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Short Description:
Colony leathery.attached by a broad creeping base that forms a carpet with with attenuated,finger-like lobes often taller than 40mm,making it more bush-like.Dark chocolate brown brown or dark khaki coloured
when undisturbed.All polyps are similar in size and structure
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Identification
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| Size: |
Finger like lobes taller than 40mm |
| Behaviour: |
Turns almost white when touched due to the withdrawal of the polyps |
| Diet: |
Filterfeeder |
| Distribution: |
Port Elizabeth to Mozambique
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| Depth: |
10-20m |
| Habitat: |
Shallow rocky 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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