Rhodactis - Natural History Museum
Rhodactis - Natural History Museum
Rhodactis - Natural History Museum
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What are the characters of<br />
<strong>Rhodactis</strong> rhodostoma (Hemprich and<br />
Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834) <br />
• Nematocyst size and distribution<br />
• Musculature: no sphincter muscle; weak<br />
retractor muscles<br />
• Habitat: live in patches on dead coral or rocks;<br />
3~10 m deep<br />
• Behavior: Feeding by envelopment. Mesenterial<br />
filaments extruded when disturbed<br />
• Symbionts: zooxanthellae (size 8~9.5 µm in<br />
diameter)