page_title: Cycloseris distorta
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Cycloseris distorta / Description
caption_attribution_description: Español: Revés de Cycloseris distorta en isla Lizard. Los segmentos en forma de abanico se pueden romper y formar un nuevo pólipo, una forma de reproducción asexual English: Underside of Cycloseris distorta at Lizard Island. The fan-shaped segments can break off and form a new polyp, a form of asexual reproduction.
context_page_description: Cycloseris distorta is a species of disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It is a free-living, solitary coral and is native to the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region where it is found on soft sediment in shallow water.
context_section_description: Cycloseris distorta is a solitary, free-living coral that grows to a diameter of about 80 mm (3 in). The large polyp is irregular in shape and has a central mouth from which radiate wedge-shaped segments. The corallite (the stony cup in which the polyp sits) has numerous beaded septa (partitions) of varying heights. The polyp can absorb water from its surroundings and inflate itself to several times its original size. When the tentacles are extended to feed, it has a fuzzy appearance. This coral is some shade of cream or pale fawn, and may be mottled.
caption: Underside. The fan-shaped segments can break off and form a new polyp, a form of asexual reproduction.
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