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Warty Corallimorph

Aspect: A patch of green to blue warty, fork-tipped tentacles spread over a flattened oral disk, itself surrounded by thinner and taller tentacles connected by a translucent veil.
Population: Occasional.
Notable feature: Can be solitary or in tight groups as exemplified by photos below.
Environment: Live on rocky structures
Behaviour: The ensemble will immediately wrap itslef into the protected translucent veil controlled by the outer tentacles, as seen on one of the photos below.
  • French designation: Corallimorphaire Verruqueux
  • Latin designation: Discosoma sanctithomae
  • Creole designation: -
  • Latin family: Corallimorpharia
  • Size (cm): 20-30
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