Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Tree Coral
Dendronephthya spp.
Tree Coral
Category: Soft Corals
Scientific Name: Dendronephthya spp.
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Note: Dendronephthya is a very large genus with over 250 species.Visual identification between the species is virtually impossible.
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Octocorallia (Class)
  └Malacalcyonacea (Order)
   └Nephtheidae (Family)
    └Dendronephthya (Genus)

Corals
Soft Corals

Tree Coral

Mushroom Leather Coral



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