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Soft Corals of the Family
Nephtheidae,
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By Bob Fenner
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Genus Scleronephthya Studer 1887: Mostly small (less than 4
inch tall) colonies that are very contractile (often look like blobs at
slack tides, currents, otherwise non-feeding during the day). Often
uni-planar and multi-branched. One-shape polyps that are found only on
branches. Lack Zooxanthellae, but come in many colors (mostly orange,
but pink, purple, even white.
| Scleronephthya sp. Indo-Pacific. Similar to
Dendronephthya, differing by possessing highly retractile polyps
that lack sclerites. Just as difficult to maintain in captivity. N.
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Genus Stereonephthya Kukenthal 1905:
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