Table 8.2. Biomass of polyps (Bp) and zooxanthellae in some octocorals and zoantharians per dry weight of colonies. (Data by the author)
Groups of
octocorals
Symbiotic
octocorals
Asymbiotic
octocorals
Zoantharians
Species of octocorals
Litophyton sp.
Alcyonium molle
Lobophytum roxasi
Sarcophyton glaucum
Sinularia fungoides
Rhabdopexaura princeps
Rumphella agregata
Tubipora musica
Spongotes gigantea
Echinogorgia praelonga
Plexauroides lenzii
Bebryce indica
Mopsella aurantia
Acabaria nicksoni
Zoanthus sociatus
Palythoa sp.
Polyps
Number,
Bp,
g-l
Ilg C/polyp
520
53
96
250
320
43
140
160
180
73
305
48
315
67
7
860
200
90
310
80
410
56
140
154
680
24
315
42
8
9100
6
610
Zooxanthellae
Bp,
Number/polyp,
Bz,
Bz/Bp,
mgCg- 1
10 3
cells
mgCg- 1
%
26.7
36
0.48
1.8
24.0
66
0.19
0.8
13.8
18
0.24
1.8
22.4
52
0.19
0.8
13.1
23
0.13
1.0
14.6
25
0.24
1.6
21.1
59
0.47
2.3
6.0
280
0.06
1.0
18.0
24.8
23.0
21.6
16.3
13.2
72.8
5100
0.05
1.4
3.7
520
0.08
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