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Siphonogorgia godeffroyi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nidaliidae

Genus
  
Siphonogorgia

Order
  
Alcyonacea

Class
  
Anthozoa

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Siphonogorgia, Alcyonacea, Atriolum robustum, Atriolum, Paraminabea

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi, the cherry blossom coral or Godeffroy's Soft Coral, is a species of soft coral in the family Nidaliidae. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific region. Its range includes Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. This species was first described in 1874 by the Swiss biologist Albert von Kölliker.

Description

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi is an arborescent coral with red or pink bare branches. The polyps are white and star-like and are concentrated on the tips of small branches. This species feeds on plankton. It is found at depths between 10 and 20 m (33 and 66 ft) and grows on both rocky and coral reefs, on rock ledges, on reef slopes and under overhangs.

References

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi Wikipedia