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Shallow water , usually littoral to 30 m ; Indo - Pacific , central Transkei to Mozambique .. Xeniidae 4B . Mesenterial filaments eight . Sclerites usually present , conspicuous , densely distributed , and of variable form .
Shallow water , usually littoral to 30 m ; Indo - Pacific , central Transkei to Mozambique .. Xeniidae 4B . Mesenterial filaments eight . Sclerites usually present , conspicuous , densely distributed , and of variable form .
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Colonies usually fleshy , sclerites usually < 1 mm in length and not generally longitudinally disposed , sclerites sometimes reduced or absent . Calyces present or absent Alcyoniidae 6B . Colonies with a rigid consistency , outer ...
Colonies usually fleshy , sclerites usually < 1 mm in length and not generally longitudinally disposed , sclerites sometimes reduced or absent . Calyces present or absent Alcyoniidae 6B . Colonies with a rigid consistency , outer ...
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Sclerites numerous , dense , and conspicuous ( > 0,10 mm long ) , usually with conspicuous surface tuberculation 23 ..... ... 20A . Sclerites are rods ( 0,06-0,26 mm long ) confined to the neck zones of polyps and sometimes forming ...
Sclerites numerous , dense , and conspicuous ( > 0,10 mm long ) , usually with conspicuous surface tuberculation 23 ..... ... 20A . Sclerites are rods ( 0,06-0,26 mm long ) confined to the neck zones of polyps and sometimes forming ...
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