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Thistle soft coral

Scientific name: Dendronephthya

Size: Generally from 4 to 20 inches, can reach 78 inches

Color: Variable: white, yellow, pink, purple red

Distinguishing feature: Present where the current is strong (passing, falling, etc.). Trunk and translucent branches, polyps grouped at the end of branches.

Where did we see it: Maldives

Thistle soft coral of Maldives

Thistle soft coral

Scientific name: Dendronephthya

Size: Generally from 4 to 20 inches, can reach 78 inches

Color: Variable: white, yellow, pink, purple red

Distinguishing feature: Present where the current is strong (passing, falling, etc.). Trunk and translucent branches, polyps grouped at the end of branches.

Where did we see it: Maldives

In detail

These corals, like other soft corals, can absorb water to stretch and swell, or extract it to shrink. They deploy at maximum during night, or day when the currents are strong enough.

Small organisms (crabs, shrimps, etc.) can be found here. Some nudibranchs also feed on this coral.

The different species of Soft corals we have seen

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