Hystrix birdsnest coral (Eng) – Seriatopora hystrix (Lat) (family Pocilloporidae) – colonies of coral in the form of bushes with a characteristic pointed ends of branches, grow to 70 cm (usually 30-40 cm). Feeds on plankton, uses the zooxanthellae. Color - pink, white, brown. Sharp pointed ends of Seriatopora hystrix provide a hiding place for numerous small inhabitants of the underwater world
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