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sessile; marine |
Northwest Pacific: Japan and Hong Kong. |
The deep red colony have short, lubulose branches growing in one plane. Polyp cells verruciform, large, and are covered with sclerites. The deep red coenenchyme has a thick, coriaceous, hard exterior. Tentacles are covered by red sclerites. The dark brown axis is soft and flexible near branch tips. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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