species: Umbellulifera sp 1 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Umbellulifera sp 1


©Lyle Vail: Umbellulifera sp 1 with unidentified shrimp, away from base of reef slope, North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Malacalcyonacea
Family Nephtheidae
Genus Umbellulifera
Species Umbellulifera sp 1

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

A long, bare stalk with polyps restricted small groups at the terminal end.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • 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.