species: Dendronephthya sp. 3 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Octocorallia > Malacalcyonacea > Nephtheidae > Dendronephthya > Dendronephthya sp. 3 (gallery)

Dendronephthya sp. 3

©Anne Hoggett: Dendronephthya sp. 3 at North Point, Lizard Island. Colony is about 15 cm wide.

©Anne Hoggett: Dendronephthya sp. 3 at North Point, Lizard Island.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Anthozoa

Order Malacalcyonacea

Family Nephtheidae

Genus Dendronephthya

Species Dendronephthya sp. 3

Colours

Compact, glomerate colony shape with prominent supporting bundles of sclerites around the polyps.