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Soft corals (Octocorals)
  • Blue Soft Coral
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Corals and relatives (Cnidaria)
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Soft corals (Octocorals)

Octocorals are named after the eight tentacles that fringe each polyp.

  • Blue Soft Coral
  • Prickly Red Tree Coral
  • Red Gorgonian Sea Fan
  • Short-quill Sea Pen

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