Alcyonium coralloides (False coral)
Alcyonium coralloides (False coral)
Alcyonium coralloides (False coral)
Strain: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Habitat: | Hard soil |
Occurrence: | European coasts, North Atlantic (rarer here), Mediterranean Sea |
Size: | Individual lobes can reach about 3-4 cm in height |
Appearance: | Colouring can vary depending on location, in the Mediterranean mostly red to red-violet, but pink or yellow colouring is also possible |
Behaviour: | Lives in colonies and exhibits strong morphological differences depending on the biolocation Common in the Mediterranean, often overgrows other corals there |