Studeriotes cf. crassa
The colonies have distinctly different basal and upper parts. The basal part consists of a hollow tube with stiff walls. It is usually buried in the sediment with only a small portion visible. The upper part is highly contractible and able to deflate and retract completely into the base tube. The colony is tree-like, up to 15 cm in height, and consists of a soft cylindrical, polyp-bearing region with finger-like lobes. The polyps are arranged on the lobes in small groups or lines. The sclerites are colourless spindles. The upper part of the colony is whitish with dark brown polyps. The stiff basal portion is brown. They are azooxanthellate.
Behaviour
Sessile; Suspension feeder.
Method of reproduction
Larvae
Habitat
Marine
This species is often found in muddy sand with stones and corals. This genus is not very often reported due to the corals growing in turbid environments.
Distribution
Western Australia (Shark Bay; Houtmans Albrolhos; Montebello Islands); Indonesia; Palau.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Suborder: | Alcyoniina |
| Family: | Paralcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Studeriotes |
| Species: | crassa |
| Name Published Year: | 1910 |
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| Rank: | species |
| Scientific Name Authorship: | Kükenthal |
| Commercial Impact: | None |
| Conservation Assessment: | Least Concern |
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