| Family: |
Alcyoniidae (true soft corals) |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar to Hong Kong, south to Australia and Fiji. |
| Diagnosis: |
The orange colonies are small and dome-shaped. Dimorphic polyps appear both yellow and white. Autozooids are large with long bodies. Siphoozooids are smaller. Sclerites are absent in the polyps. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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