Siphonogorgia godeffroyi Kölliker, 1874 is a animal in the Siphonogorgiidae family, order Malacalcyonacea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Siphonogorgia godeffroyi Kölliker, 1874

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi Kölliker, 1874

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi is an arborescent plankton-feeding coral that grows on reef habitats at 10 to 20 meters depth.

Genus
Siphonogorgia
Order
Malacalcyonacea
Class
Anthozoa

About Siphonogorgia godeffroyi Kölliker, 1874

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi is an arborescent coral that has bare red or pink branches. Its polyps are white, star-shaped, and concentrated at the tips of small branches. This species feeds on plankton. It occurs at depths between 10 and 20 meters (33 and 66 feet), and grows on rocky reefs, coral reefs, rock ledges, reef slopes, and under overhangs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Malacalcyonacea Siphonogorgiidae Siphonogorgia

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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