| Identification Features | Colonies small (typically <25 cm), branched, tree-like, and erect;
with thick, fleshy main stem. Polyps throughout the main stem and
branches; with large, conspicuous calycular teeth. Colour shades
of white to transparent. Positive identification of species requires
microscopic examination of the calyces and sclerites, however, it bears
a resemblance to Chironephthya caribaea (Deichmann, 1936) whose
white to yellowish colonies are reported from the Caribbean, as well
as resembles the whitish C. mediterranea López-González, Grinyó & Gili,
2014 reported from the Mediterranean. |
