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Lot 8103
Blue Branch Coral
4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$323.13 inc. premium
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Heliopora coerula
shallow reefs near Guadalcanal Island
Solomon Islands, South Pacific
A “soft coral” typically found in the warm waters of the Indian or Pacific Oceans, blue coral colonies can be tree-like, plate-like or column-like. The skeleton, which is calcified is dense and blue in color. Living colonies are brown, or greenish-grey with minute transparent polyps. True soft corals, belong to the subclass Octocorallia a name which refers to the fact that each polyp has eight tentacles. This can be confusing since many 'soft corals' are not actually soft such as the present specimen or the red Pipe Organ coral, both of which produce hard shells or skeletons. Height 11in.
shallow reefs near Guadalcanal Island
Solomon Islands, South Pacific
A “soft coral” typically found in the warm waters of the Indian or Pacific Oceans, blue coral colonies can be tree-like, plate-like or column-like. The skeleton, which is calcified is dense and blue in color. Living colonies are brown, or greenish-grey with minute transparent polyps. True soft corals, belong to the subclass Octocorallia a name which refers to the fact that each polyp has eight tentacles. This can be confusing since many 'soft corals' are not actually soft such as the present specimen or the red Pipe Organ coral, both of which produce hard shells or skeletons. Height 11in.
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