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Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Carijoa riisei is a snowflake coral that has aggressively spread across many coastal
habitats in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, threatening a number of tropical
ecosystems worldwide, including coral reefs.
The species forms erect, branching colonies with flexible stems. Each tall axial polyp has many short lateral polyps. Polyps, when extended, have eight white frilly tentacles, like the rays of a snowflake.
Most commonly found in the fouling community of harbors, usually on pier pilings or wrecks which are not exposed to direct sunlight. It is found outside of harbors, especially along the leeward coast of Oahu, on shipwrecks or in sheltered and shaded crevices or shallow caves on the deeper reefs.
Synonyms:
Carijoa rupicola Müller, 1867
Carijoa rusei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Clavularia riisei Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Clavularia rusei Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Telesto africana Verrill, 1870
Telesto riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Telesto rupicola (F. Müller, 1867)
Telesto rusei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) ·
Carijoa riisei is a snowflake coral that has aggressively spread across many coastal
habitats in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, threatening a number of tropical
ecosystems worldwide, including coral reefs.
The species forms erect, branching colonies with flexible stems. Each tall axial polyp has many short lateral polyps. Polyps, when extended, have eight white frilly tentacles, like the rays of a snowflake.
Most commonly found in the fouling community of harbors, usually on pier pilings or wrecks which are not exposed to direct sunlight. It is found outside of harbors, especially along the leeward coast of Oahu, on shipwrecks or in sheltered and shaded crevices or shallow caves on the deeper reefs.
Synonyms:
Carijoa rupicola Müller, 1867
Carijoa rusei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Clavularia riisei Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Clavularia rusei Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Telesto africana Verrill, 1870
Telesto riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Telesto rupicola (F. Müller, 1867)
Telesto rusei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) ·
