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Xenia cf actuosa
Soft Coral

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0505 1153 (2005-05-14)

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date of photo between 1980 and 1986

location New Guinea

family Xeniidae

order Alcyonacea

class Anthozoa

habitat Subtidal

notes The tentacles of these polyps continuously open and close. Subclass Octocorallia.

camera Nikon in Oceanic housing

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Soft Coral (photographer)

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