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Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Calcaxonia (Suborder) > Isididae (Family) > Keratoisis (Genus) > Keratoisis flexibilis (Species)
Keratoisis flexibilisis commonly referred to as White bamboo cora. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.
NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
This is the largest colony of white bamboo coral (Keratoisis flexibilis) that Mr. Reed has seen to date. It measured approximately 4’ wide and 3’ tall. The close-up view shows the coral’s extended feeding polyps. This coral and other filter feeders orient so that they are perpendicular to the current, positioning themselves to be in the flow of food carried in the current.
Courtesy of the author NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research . Please visit oceanexplorer.noaa.gov for more information.
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