Photo index of soft corals on Singapore shores with soft bodies: bushy shapes

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Asparagus flowery soft coral Nephthea sp.	Ball flowery soft coral Dendronephthya sp.	Pink flowery soft coral Dendronephthya sp.	Spiky flowery soft coral Stereonephthya sp.	Smooth flowery soft coral Litophyton sp.
Colony bushy 15-20cm, branched with study 'stems' that re white, lilac or purple. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight beige or brown branched tentacles, appear in clusters at the tips of the branches. Among living hard corals on the reef flat. Commonly seen on our Southern shores.	Colony spherical 6-10cm with a fat central 'trunk' that branches densely. The 'stem' white or transparent, pink or orange at near the polyp clusters. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight white branched tentacles and tiny spikes nearby. On coral rubble. Commonly seen on our Northern shores.	Colony tree-like 10-15cm, branched with sturdy 'stems' that are white or transparent, embedded with red or pink spicules. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight white branched tentacles. No spikes next to the polyps. On boulders, hard surfaces, coral rubble. Commonly seen on our Northern shores.	Colony bushy 6-12cm, branched with 'stems' that are white or transparent, embedded with spicules. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight branched tentacles, may be beige, white or purple. Large spikes next to the polyps. On coral rubble. Seen on our Northern shores.	Colony bushy 6-12cm, branched with 'stems' that are white or transparent, embedded with spicules. Polyps tiny (about 0.5cm) with eight branched tentacles, may be beige, white or purple. No spikes next to the polyps. On coral rubble. Uncommon.

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Not soft corals

Fire anemone Actinodendron sp.	Frilly anemone Phymanthus sp.
This is an anemone.	This is an anemone.

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