Isis ocracea

Melithaea ochracea

Classification

Class: Anthozoa
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Melithaeidae

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 grows in tree-like fans on coral reefs in the South China Sea and is used in the jewelry industry under the name red spongy coral.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 67

Sources and credits

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Isis ocracea

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