Hydroids: Hydrozoa
No Common Name (distichopora Violacea): Species Accounts
Physical characteristics: Distichopora violacea (abbreviated as D. violacea) lives as a polyp colony that looks like coral. It is purple with white tips. There are an equal number of catching-defending polyps on both sides of a row of irregularly shaped holes on the surface of the colony.
Geographic range: D. violacea lives in the Indian and Pacific oceans and in the Red Sea. Specific distribution map not available.
Habitat: D. violacea lives in shallow seawater.
Diet: Scientists do not know what D. violacea eats.
Behavior and reproduction: Scientists do not know how D. violacea behaves or reproduces.
Distichopora violacea and people: D. violacea has no known importance to people.
Conservation status: D. violacea is not threatened or endangered. ∎
Distichopora violacea is a vivid purple, growing here under a ledge near Lizard Island, North Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Additional topics
- Hydroids: Hydrozoa - No Common Name (aglantha Digitale): Species Accounts
- Hydroids: Hydrozoa - Fire Coral (millepora Alcicornis): Species Accounts
- Other Free Encyclopedias
Animal Life ResourceJellyfish, Sponges, and Other Simple AnimalsHydroids: Hydrozoa - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, Fire Coral (millepora Alcicornis): Species Accounts, No Common Name (distichopora Violacea): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, HYDROIDS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION ST