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After the first description from Japan, the report from Madagascar is the second confirmation of the find.
Cirrhipathes densiflora forms single-stemmed colonies that are straight, with a few crooked parts, or winding and twisted, the tip may form a small loop.
The skeleton is thin and generally tapers from the base to the tip of the colony.
The diameter of the stem of the specimens examined varies from 2.5 to 8.0 mm at the base and ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 mm at the distal part of the colonies.
The color of the coenechyma varies from gray to yellow or brown, with the polyps being yellow, white or orange.
The polyps are arranged irregularly around the stem, with 3–6 polyps per cm, tending to cluster on the same side in twisted colonies, leaving one side of the colony partially polypless .
The polyps have a transverse diameter of 1.7–3.9 mm, with a distance of zero when sitting next to each other, up to 6 mm.
Cirrhipathes densiflora forms single-stemmed colonies that are straight, with a few crooked parts, or winding and twisted, the tip may form a small loop.
The skeleton is thin and generally tapers from the base to the tip of the colony.
The diameter of the stem of the specimens examined varies from 2.5 to 8.0 mm at the base and ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 mm at the distal part of the colonies.
The color of the coenechyma varies from gray to yellow or brown, with the polyps being yellow, white or orange.
The polyps are arranged irregularly around the stem, with 3–6 polyps per cm, tending to cluster on the same side in twisted colonies, leaving one side of the colony partially polypless .
The polyps have a transverse diameter of 1.7–3.9 mm, with a distance of zero when sitting next to each other, up to 6 mm.
