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Knotted Fan Coral (Melithaea ochracea) Batu Lubang Besar, Lembeh.<br /> I am pretty sure of the genus but please feel free to confirm species. Geotagged,Indonesia,Melithaea ochracea,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Knotted Fan Coral (Melithaea ochracea)

Batu Lubang Besar, Lembeh.
I am pretty sure of the genus but please feel free to confirm species.

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    Gorgeous, first one in this family! Posted 7 years ago
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      I have many more corals but they are difficult to ID :-) Posted 7 years ago
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        Don't be afraid to post them anyway! Posted 7 years ago
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          Hey Ferdy, I use this older post to ask you a question, why is there a frog picture in Sea Fans?
          https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/photos/animalia/cnidaria/anthozoa/alcyonacea

          Maybe a glitch of the software? :-)           Posted 5 years ago
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            Fixed, thanks for reporting. Posted 5 years ago
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              It was such an odd coral! :-D Posted 5 years ago
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                Hehe. I still don't know exactly what causes it. It's a problem that occasionally returns, almost randomly. I know it's related to having one or more taxonomy fields set to empty or "Unknown", then it recalculates the cover image of the taxon, and you get this. Please do let me know if/when you see it again. Posted 5 years ago
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                  Misteries of the code! We will tell you whenever we see more anomalies alike ;-) Posted 5 years ago

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The Knotted fan coral

"Melithaea ochracea" is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Melithaeidae, commonly known as knotted fan coral. It grows in tree-like fans on coral reefs in the South China Sea. It is used in the jewellery industry under the name red spongy coral.

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Similar species: Soft Corals
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Uploaded Jul 1, 2018. Captured May 13, 2018 03:18 in Unnamed Road, Batulubang, Lembeh Sel., Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
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  • ISO100
  • 5.14mm

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