species: Stichopathes sp. in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Hexacorallia > Antipatharia > Antipathidae > Stichopathes > Stichopathes sp. (gallery)

Stichopathes sp.

©Erika Gress: Stichopathes sp. on the reef slope between Bird and South Islands, Lizard island Group.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hexacorallia

Order Antipatharia

Family Antipathidae

Genus Stichopathes

Species Stichopathes sp.

Distinguishing features

A wire coral with polyps on only one side of the corallum. Thanks to Erika Gress for this information.