Ivory Tube Coral [Cladocora]
Description
Ivory Tube Coral forms pale, tube-like structures that can look like small columns or branching pipes. Divers often see these colonies as bright, creamy highlights against darker rock, especially in areas with steady currents that help bring food to the polyps.
Species
Tube Coral
Cladocora arbuscula
Caespitose Tube Coral
Cladocora caespitosa
Thin Tube Coral
Cladocora debilis
Cladocora fissipara
Cladocora fissipara
Cladocora pacifica
Cladocora pacifica
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Stony Cup Corals
Cladocoridae
|
Statistics
- Species 5