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Family
Plexauridae
TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC
Eunicea mammosa
Benwood wreck, Key Largo, 40 feet
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SWOLLEN-KNOB CANDELABRUM
Common on reefs at any depth. Colonies tend to branch near the
base resembling candelabra. Polyps extend from very long
tubes, giving the colony a prickly or knobby appearance. Several
species in the Tropical Western Atlantic. |
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