Bamboo Corals [Isididae]
Description
Bamboo corals form tall, branching skeletons that resemble miniature bamboo stalks. Divers may spot them standing upright in deeper or current-swept areas, where their feathery polyps extend to capture food drifting by.
Species
Hicksonella expansa
Hicksonella expansa
Hicksonella guishanensis
Hicksonella guishanensis
Hicksonella princeps
Hicksonella princeps
Isis elongata
Isis elongata
Golden Sea Fan
Isis hippuris
Isis minorbrachyblasta
Isis minorbrachyblasta
Isis reticulata
Isis reticulata
Brown Brushy Sea Fan
Rumphella aggregata
Black Sea Rod
Rumphella antipathes
Rumphella suffruticosa
Rumphella suffruticosa
Rumphella torta
Rumphella torta
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Anthozoans
Anthozoa
|
| Order |
Octocorallians
Octocorallia
|
| Family |
Soft corals (Malacaclyonacea group)
Malacalcyonacea
|
Statistics
- Species 11