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The Mat, Star
Polyps, Suborder Stolonifera
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By Bob Fenner |
Clavulariid colony in captivity |
Mostly large polyps attached by common matter (stolon), attached to the
substrate, often in large sheets. Can be overwhelming in growth pushing out
other sessile invertebrates. May produce toxic chemicals as well.
| Best to keep these highly invasive species isolated on their
own "island" rocks... |
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| Pachyclavularia violacea. Indo-Pacific. Grow as thick
mats that may cover meters of bottom. Stolon has purple reddish color to
which all polyps are joined. Photosynthetic. May grow quickly in your
aquarium, crowding out desired livestock. Best to confine to individual
rocks with a break in-between. Middle of polyps white to greenish,
tentacles brownish to greenish. Pinnules on tentacles very small. Close
ups and colony in N. Sulawesi at right and below. Note the denuded coral
area above the colonies at right. |
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| Pachyclavularia sp. Queensland, Australia. |
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| Clavularia sp. N. Sulawesi. Polyps 10-20 mm in
height, 4-10 mm. in width. Pinnules of tentacles large/conspicuous and
long. Western Pacific; Melanesia, Indonesia. N. Sulawesi pix. |
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| Unidentified Clavulariids... there are many. One from N.
Sulawesi at right. Gorgeous eh? |
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