species: Veretillum cf. sp. in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Veretillum cf. sp.


©Anne Hoggett: Veretillum cf. sp. at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island, off Chinaman's Ridge, 16 metres depth, at night. Colony is 10-12 cm tall. Thanks to Joe Rowlett for the tentative genus-level id.

©Anne Hoggett: Enlarged view of the same colony, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleralcyonaceae
Family Veretillidae
Genus Veretillum
Species Veretillum cf. sp.

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

  • Fabricius, K. and P. Alderslade (2001). Soft corals and sea fans: A comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea Australian Institute of Marine Science and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia.