Sea Fans

© Jean Tresfon

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

Sea Fans

I-Alias

I-Gorgoni

Igama lezesayensi

Gorgonacea

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-5m

Ukukhangeleka

Misa, i-corals ephathekayo i-corals epholileyo ekhangeleka njengomtshisi. Iindidi ziyaziwa ngendlela abahlala ngayo. Imibala iyahluka kodwa ibomvu, i-orange kunye nephuzi iphezulu.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Umyalelo weGorgonacea ngowomnye wee-odolo ezine ze-Octocorralia, ezibandakanya i-corals ezithambileyo, iipenki zasolwandle kunye neentlanzi zaselwandle. Iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zoxolo-njengamahlumela. Iipolisi zineentsimbi ezisibhozo. Xa iipolisi zinyanzeliswa ngokupheleleyo, umtsalane ubonakala uboya. Ezinye iintlobo zinezooanthellae, ezinceda ngokuvelisa ukutya. Ii-seahorse asePygmy kunye namaBrittlestars amaninzi afumaneka kumaqhawe olwandle. Ukuvelisa ngokuzalisa.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwiplankton.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

I-coral fan enkulu (Anella mollis)
Uhlobo lwabaLwandle (Acabaria sinaica)
Umtsalane wolwandle ongasona (Eunicella tricoronata)