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''Heteractis magnifica'', also known as walking dendro, is a species of small lonely coral belonging to the Dendrophylliidae family native from the Indo-Pacific area. ==Description== This small solitary free-living coral is not fixed to the substrate which the diameter does not exceed 2.5 cm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Heteropsammia cochlea. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs )〕 It has very has a very particular shape making it easily identifiable. Indeed, they are composed of one or two corallites and have a figure of eight when observed from top. The base in contact with the bottom is relatively circular, depending on the nature of the substrate it is either flat or slightly keeled. The base has often an orifice that houses a commensal worm belonging to the Aspidosiphonidae family.〔LEON Virginie, PROUZET Anne, SCAPS Patrick, MITEL Cédric, in : DORIS, 21/3/2014 : Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing, 1851, http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=589〕 The overall color is yellowish, grayish or greenish. The polyp tentacles are observable well deployed especially at night. 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「Heteropsammia cochlea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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