From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Class
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Anthozoa +
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Common name is
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Red soft coral +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Neptheidae +
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Genus
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Gersemia +
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Order
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Alcyonacea +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Cnidaria +
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Scientific name is
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Gersemia rubiformis +
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SpecificEpithet
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rubiformis +
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Summary
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This soft coral is often called a sponge, … This soft coral is often called a sponge, a tunicate, an anemone, a hydrocoral, and even a soft bryozoan. At low tide, it usually presets as a series of pendulous red clumps on the underside of rocks, and when the colony is submerged or squeezed the polyps stick out, giving it a fuzzier aspect.yps stick out, giving it a fuzzier aspect. +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Gersemia rubiformis +
, Gersemia rubiformis +
, Gersemia rubiformis +
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, Gersemia rubiformis +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 06:55:48 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Gersemia rubiformis +
, Gersemia rubiformis +
, Gersemia rubiformis +
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