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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Alcyonaria/Octocorallia > Order Gorgonacea |
| Lyre
sea fan Ctenocella pectinata* Family Ellisellidae updated Dec 2019 Where seen? This elegant sea fan resembles a comb, harp or lyre. It is sometimes seen on Beting Bronok and Changi. In deeper water, they can grow to 1.5m across. Features: 15-20cm long. Colony comprises long unbranched stems emerging from a lower horizontal branch. The vertical stems arise parallel to one another, on one plane. The overall shape resembles a lyre or harp; or teeth of a comb. The cylindrical stems are smooth and thin. When the polyps are retracted, they form small mounds on the stem. Colours red, brown and white. |
 Beting Bronok, May 06 |
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 Beting Bronok, Jun 04 |
 Beting Bronok, May 03 |
 Changi, Jul 12 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display
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