HOME





Grape Coral
Grape coral may refer to two different species of sea anemone: * ''Euphyllia cristata'', found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean area * ''Plerogyra sinuosa ''Plerogyra sinuosa'' is a jelly-like species of the phylum Cnidaria. It is commonly called "bubble coral" due to its bubbly appearance. The "bubbles" are grape-sized which increase their surface area according to the amount of light available: th ...'', found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea {{Short pages monitor ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Euphyllia Cristata
''Euphyllia cristata'' is commonly called grape coral. ''E. cristata'' is a kind of stony or hard coral in the family Euphylliidae; it also belongs to the genus Euphyllia in the order of Scleractinia. ''E. cristata'' has a wide range of distribution throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area with a large presence in Indonesia. However, despite this large range of distribution, ''E. cristata'' has a slightly lower abundance compared to other species, making them a little more uncommon to find. They are typically found in shallow waters from 1–35 meters deep. Taxonomy ''Euphyllia cristata w''as first documented by Chevalier in 1971. ''E. cristata'' is a Cnidaria of the class Anthozoa and of the order of Scleractinia. Scleractinia are hard corals''.'' ''E. cristata'' live in small sized phaceloid colonies, which is a particular type of spatial formation and organisation, where corallites are elongate, distinctive tube-like, and between 20 and diameter. Distribu ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]