Warty corallimorph
Discosoma sanctithomae
Description:
Corallimorph with a flattened oral disc with wart-like tentacles with forked extensions. The tentacles may be numerous and compacted together, or few and widely separated. The outer edge of the oral disc is fringed with thinly, short tentacles. Oral disc up to 9 cm in diameter.
Color:
Overall green, with bluish overtones, or may be somewhat translucent.
Habitat:
Solitary or in small groups, occasionally forming mat-like groups so that individual polyps are difficult to distinguished.
Distribution:
Occasional Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean.