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Elegance Corals, Family Euphylliidae (formerly of the
Caryophylliidae), Pt. 5
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Genus Physogyra Quelch 1884, Pearl Coral. One species. /WA Corals:
meandroid • septa very exsert • corallite walls blistered • bubble-like vesicles
cover septa • long tentacles can cover vesicles
Some authorities debate the family placement of this genus.
Physogyra lichtensteini Milne Edwards
& Haime 1851. Massive or large plate colonies that are made up
of solid plates. Tentacles open at night. During day, grape-like
vesicles evident, able to be retracted quickly, unlike
Plerogyra. At right, aquarium specimen and partly open
vesicles in the wild. Below, completely open vesicles, closed
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