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Dendronephthya australis Kareko Batu, Lembeh.<br /> Tentative ID because the species is described as Australian endemic. However the ones I have seen really look alike the ones in here: <a href="https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/11089_Dendronephthya_australis.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/11089_Dendronephthya_australis.htm</a><br /> Also for the corals were I saw Lissoporcellana nakasonei:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70975/lissoporcellana_nakasonei.html" title="Lissoporcellana nakasonei"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/70975_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=J3RmWRJ13h6S%2BbPGoAiCUaHK7Uc%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Lissoporcellana nakasonei Pantai Parigi, Lembeh. Geotagged,Indonesia,Lissoporcellana nakasonei,Soft Coral Porcelain Crab,Spring" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70195/lissoporcellana_nakasonei.html" title="Lissoporcellana nakasonei"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/70195_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=RdiC%2BHK05ljzqfOjaZfmIbAdVRg%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Lissoporcellana nakasonei Kareko Batu, Lembeh.<br /> I wonder if this is a female or juvenile because the pincers are less developed than in the other crab I have photographed but there is not so much info online.. Geotagged,Indonesia,Lissoporcellana nakasonei,Soft Coral Porcelain Crab,Spring" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70975/lissoporcellana_nakasonei.html" title="Lissoporcellana nakasonei"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/70975_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=J3RmWRJ13h6S%2BbPGoAiCUaHK7Uc%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Lissoporcellana nakasonei Pantai Parigi, Lembeh. Geotagged,Indonesia,Lissoporcellana nakasonei,Soft Coral Porcelain Crab,Spring" /></a></figure> Cauliflower Soft Coral,Dendronephthya australis,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Dendronephthya australis

Kareko Batu, Lembeh.
Tentative ID because the species is described as Australian endemic. However the ones I have seen really look alike the ones in here: https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/11089_Dendronephthya_australis.htm
Also for the corals were I saw Lissoporcellana nakasonei:

Lissoporcellana nakasonei Pantai Parigi, Lembeh. Geotagged,Indonesia,Lissoporcellana nakasonei,Soft Coral Porcelain Crab,Spring

Lissoporcellana nakasonei Kareko Batu, Lembeh.<br /> I wonder if this is a female or juvenile because the pincers are less developed than in the other crab I have photographed but there is not so much info online.. Geotagged,Indonesia,Lissoporcellana nakasonei,Soft Coral Porcelain Crab,Spring

Lissoporcellana nakasonei Pantai Parigi, Lembeh. Geotagged,Indonesia,Lissoporcellana nakasonei,Soft Coral Porcelain Crab,Spring

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    So delicate, Marta! Posted 6 years ago
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      Yes, this one looked like a flower bouquet! Posted 6 years ago

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The Cauliflower Soft Coral

A soft coral of the family Nephtheidae.

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Similar species: Soft Corals
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2018. Captured May 14, 2018 02:58 in Unnamed Road, Batukota, Lembeh Utara, Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/4.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO200
  • 7.34mm

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