Marionia arborescens Bergh, 1890
80mm

We saw several of these feeding on Xenia soft corals at night at Eagle Point, Elephant Ear and Aqua Garden. The identification is somewhat tentative, as we have not been able to determine key characteristics to separate several of the large Marionia species. The photos below could represent more than one species.

Large and small individuals feeding on a colony of Xenia.

This one was exposed at night at Aqua Garden.

Another from shallow soft coral fields at Aqua Garden at night.

Created 14 June 2015
Updated 13 March 2022

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