Sea Rods from San Salvador

Knobby Sea Rods (Eunicea spp.): sea rods with protruding calyces.

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Black Sea Rod (Plexaura homomalla): dark stalks with yellow polyps. Branches in a single plane.

Bent Sea Rod (Plexaura flexuosa): branching dichotomous. Retracted polyp slightly raised. Tan to purple.

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Porous Sea Rods (Pseudoplexaura spp.): retracted polyps leave unraised oval pores. Robust branches that bifurcate dichotomously.

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