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Corals, Family Mussidae, Pt. 5
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By Bob Fenner
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Genus Manicina: (see also
Trachyphylliidae here on WWM; though this is a genus of the Faviidae).
| Manicina areolata, Rose Cactus, to 6 inches. Either
small elliptical encrusting colonies with a central canal, or hemispherical
with winding valleys and a flat bottom. Brown, gray, tan, green in color.
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Genus Mussa Oken 1815. Monotypic, only found in the tropical
West Atlantic.
| Mussa angulosa (Pallas 1766), Spiny Flower Coral. Large, fleshy
polyps that are well-separated. When retracted, skeletal
elements/septa appear spiny. To two feet in diameter tightly packed dome
shapes. Occur in greens, blues, reds, browns. Below:
Bahamas images of larger, smaller colonies and a close-up by Di.F in Cozumel. |
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