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Xenia umbellata

Pulsing polyp coral

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Latin name :	Xenia umbellata ()
Synonyms :	Xeniidae sp.
Classification :	Alcyonaria ( Gorgonians, Soft corals )

Name :	Corail ? polypes battants
Name :	Pulsing polyp coral

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Cette espèce ressemble aux autres animau< du genre Xenia, mais se reconnaît aux battements réguliers de ses polypes (jusqu'à 30 fois par minute), qui s'ouvrent et se referment afin de créer un courant d'eau autour de la colonie.

La couleur est blanchâtre.

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