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Tree alcyonarian
lythophython arboreum
Distribution: The corals are usually found in warm seas (between 22 and 28 ° C - below 18 ° C they die). Here in the Indian Ocean. Housing In all sailors, common environments little battered and shallow areas. Although some corals can be found up to 145 m, in general, we consider that corals rarely exceed 100 m depth. The coral skeleton is actually a colony of small animals that live in metazoans the small holes of the coral. Description: The color of the exoskeleton is white, slightly bluish, and the ends of the branches are white. Soft coral, the thale thick branches into small clusters. Called coral broccoli for its shape. Food: corals can take directly into the water through the surface, the compounds they need. Some corals are equipped with "Harpoon" (nematocysts), thereby enhance the ordinary ... as defense, capturing prey passing nearby, either by spearing or by imprisoning and intoxicating an impudent animal like a fish passing nearby. |
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