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''Catalaphyllia jardinei'', commonly known as elegance coral (or wonder coral, ridge coral), is a large polyp stony coral from the western Pacific Ocean. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Catalaphyllia''. It was first described by William Saville-Kent in 1893 as ''Pectinia jardinei''. Because of its unique and beautiful look, this coral is popular in reef tanks.〔 It is an overexploited species collected in large quantities from the wild for the aquarium trade. ==Description== This coral has very large, visible polyps. They develop on a large, branching coralite skeleton, each polyp sporting unusually large, long tendrils, and a large, fleshy oral disc.〔〔 It can come in several colours: fluorescent green, lime green, and brown. ''Catalaphyllia'' can reproduce sexually, but also asexually by budding new branches that drop off to form satellite colonies.〔 Like most coral, this species hosts zooxanthellae, dinoflagellates that convert sunlight into sugar for energy. Like a subset of other corals, it also has a "mouth" that it uses to ingest bits of other food gathered by its large tendrils. The behavior and adaptation are similar to those of sea anemones.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Elegance coral (''Catalaphyllia jardinei'') )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catalaphyllia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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