divepix - Branching Fire Coral

Branching Fire Coral

Aspect:	A relatively short mass of randomly branching colonies that can take wide variety of shapes. Usually yellow brown, but also green.
Population:	Common
Notable feature:	Branches look like fingers. The entire structure is covered in a spectacularly dense array of translucent and hair-like stinging polyps.
Environment:	Usually atop boulders, at depths of around 10 metres or more.
Behaviour:	The barely visible hair-thin polyps can inflict very painful skin burns even through light conctact.

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