Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien
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Sclerobelemnon burgeri is a small sea feather, but no less pretty or interesting than its larger cousins.
In Sclerobelemnon burgeri, the autozooids are arranged in three to four longitudinal rows, the polyps have eight bands of sclerites, the siphonozooids have an eight-rayed appearance, and the surface of the sclerites is granular.
The colonies are narrow and arrow-shaped or robust and club-shaped, and the symmetry of the rachis is consistently bilateral, sometimes indistinct.
The axis runs along most of the length of the colony.
Polyps are absent, and the autozooids are distributed in two or more longitudinal rows on both sides of the rachis.
Siphonozooids are present as tiny swellings, sparsely to densely distributed between or below the autozooids, often in short longitudinal rows.
Sclerites are plates or tiny ovals or rods, biscuit-shaped or irregular in shape, with edges sometimes provided with fine teeth.
However, the sclerites that provide stability are not three-winged.
Zooxanthellae are not present.
Habitat: Sclerobelemnon burgeri inhabits sandy shallow water areas or slopes near reefs, but also occurs in deep water zones.
During the day, species of this genus remain hidden in the sand, and at night, the rachis and polyps protrude above the sand surface to catch plankton.
Synonym: Kophobelemnon burgeri Herklots, 1858 · unaccepted (original combination)
In Sclerobelemnon burgeri, the autozooids are arranged in three to four longitudinal rows, the polyps have eight bands of sclerites, the siphonozooids have an eight-rayed appearance, and the surface of the sclerites is granular.
The colonies are narrow and arrow-shaped or robust and club-shaped, and the symmetry of the rachis is consistently bilateral, sometimes indistinct.
The axis runs along most of the length of the colony.
Polyps are absent, and the autozooids are distributed in two or more longitudinal rows on both sides of the rachis.
Siphonozooids are present as tiny swellings, sparsely to densely distributed between or below the autozooids, often in short longitudinal rows.
Sclerites are plates or tiny ovals or rods, biscuit-shaped or irregular in shape, with edges sometimes provided with fine teeth.
However, the sclerites that provide stability are not three-winged.
Zooxanthellae are not present.
Habitat: Sclerobelemnon burgeri inhabits sandy shallow water areas or slopes near reefs, but also occurs in deep water zones.
During the day, species of this genus remain hidden in the sand, and at night, the rachis and polyps protrude above the sand surface to catch plankton.
Synonym: Kophobelemnon burgeri Herklots, 1858 · unaccepted (original combination)
