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Madrépora mediterránea

Cladocora caespitosa

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Description:

The Cladocora or Mediterranean stony coral Staghorn is a globular medium calcareous skeleton to over 50 cm in diameter. However, colony shape depends on the depth, the light and the current. The color is brown. Polyps can retract completely into their tubular skeletons, called skips, 4-5 mm wide. It is active day and night and are exposed tentacles to capture prey, which consist of plankton.<br> <br>
El Cladocora o Madrépora mediterránea es un coral pétreo con un esqueleto calcáreo medio globulares de hasta más de 50 cm de diámetro. Sin embargo, la forma de la colonia depende de la profundidad, la luz y la corriente. El color es marrón. Los pólipos pueden retraerse completamente en sus esqueletos tubulares, llamados coralitas, de 4-5 mm de ancho. Es activo de día y de noche y los tentáculos están expuestos para capturar presas, que consisten en plancton.

Habitat:

Costa rocosa de Cabo de Palos a orillas del Mar Mediterráneo.

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