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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Alcyonaria/Octocorallia > Order Gorgonacea |
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sea fan Family Melithaeidae* updated Dec 2019 Where seen? This beautiful sea fan that resembles the silhouette of a large spreading tree is sometimes seen our Northern and Southern shores on coral rubble. It also grows on artificial surfaces where it is dark, such as on jetty legs. Features: 10-15cm tall. A thick sturdy 'trunk' at the base, that branches into increasingly finer stems, resulting in an elegant tree-like shape along one plane. There are swollen nodes at the points where the stems branch. Colours seen include red, pink or white. Species in the Family Melithaeidae are difficult to tell apart. |
 Tuas, Oct 10  |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05  Swollen nodes at branching points. |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Tree sea fans on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
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