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Genus Litophyton Forsskal 1775: Tree Soft Corals. Bush to
tree-like in overall appearance. Up to half a meter in height. One type
of polyp structure that are non-retractile, clustered terminally on
branches
| Litophyton arboreum Red Sea. Thick, upright tree-like
stalk with branching limps. To 50-60 cm. tall. Variable in color depending
where growing, season. Red Sea. |
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Genus Nephthea Audouin 1826: Bush- or tree-like in
appearance. To a foot and a half tall. Soft to touch. One type of
polyps that are non-retractile, clustered terminally on branches,
lobe-like. Most often are colored brownish-yellow, but also found
brownish-green to purple. Color owing to their Zooxanthellae. Common to
abundant in wave-protected shallow reef areas in Indo-western Pacific
reefs.
| Nephthea sp. in captivity and in
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Genus Paralemnalia Kukenthal 1913: Shorter, more numerous
branching (finger-like lobes arise from common bases) than Litophyton,
Lemnalia spp. Polyps can or cannot withdraw completely, colonies are
limited in their contraction.
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| Paralemnalia thyrsoides (Ehrenberg 1834).
May be common where found. Shallow fringing reefs, slopes, flats.
To 30 m depths. Western Pacific; Australia to Japan. N. Sulawesi
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