Colonial polycarpa
Scientific name : Polycarpa contecta
Species living in aggregations of solitary individuals, sometimes very tightly packed. Brown-orange siphon. Living in dense groups along the external reef.
Polycarpa nigricans, Indo-Pacific species, has blackish siphons. Often found as fouling on boats or shipwrecks.
Associated organisms Often associated with different gorgonian species.
Habitat:
Reef
Distribution:
Western Pacific
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