Fan Coral

Appearance

The fans are as wide as high, up to 50 cm tall. The main stem is solid in the basal part, gutter-like or tubular in the upper parts. The coenenchyme is white, red-brown, or bright red. the tentacles are white. The sclerites of the outer layer of coenenchyme are small spindles, colourless or pale yellow; those of the medulla are white.

Naming

Parent
Solenocaulon Gray, 1862
Orig. name
Solenocaulon akalyx Germanos, 1896

Distribution

Indo and West Pacific.

Habitat

Lagoon, channels, walls of passes, areas where tidal currents are strong. In depths of 20-40 m.