Dendronephthya hemprichi

Dendronephthya hemprichi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Nephtheidae
Genus: Dendronephthya
Species: D. hemprichi
Binomial name
Dendronephthya hemprichi
Klunzinger, 1877

Dendronephthya hemprichi is a common soft coral found from Red Sea to Western Pacific. It is usually pink or orange with transparent trunk and it grows up to 70 cm. [1][2][3]

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