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XfrogPlants | Red Sea

XfrogPlants RED SEA

Contents :60 3D Models: in Maya, 3ds Max, Vue, Lightwave, Cinema 4D, .OBJ, modo, .3DS .tgo or MicroStation formats.

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Notes :

Clade :Depth :Distribution :Environment :Climate :

Model 3

The Red Sea Fan lives wirthin protected outer reefs starting from a depth of 10 m. This coral can grow around 1cm. per month, and like Annella mollis it orientates it’s fan transverse to the current. The branches consist of chalky parts connected by a horn-like material.

Warm watersCoral reef slopesRed Sea

Deeper than -10 mCnidaria

Red Sea Fan XfrogPlantsR E D S E A01.

90 cm

( Acabaria biserialis )

Model 2

Model 1

Red Sea Fan ( Acabaria biserialis )

XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

90 cm

50 cm

01.

Notes :


Model 3

The Crown Of Thorns belongs (like sea urchins, brittle stars and other classes) to the clade of Echinodermata. The colour is very variable and can range from red over magenta to olive. Likewise variable is the number of arms (10-23). Coral polyps are the prefered nutrition, which already led to a wide destruc-tion of coral reefs, in case of an outbreak. One should avoid the contact with the pricks, as painful injuries can develop in combination with a separately secreted poisonous mucus.

Warm watersCoral reefRed Sea to Central America

-0.5 to -30 mEchinodermata

Crown Of Thorns Starfish XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

9 cm

02. ( Acanthaster planci )

Model 2

Model 1

Crown Of Thorns Starfish ( Acanthaster planci )


02.

8 cm

8 cm

Notes :


This Acropora species settles on exposed reef roofs and the upper section of the reef slopes. Acropora of the Red Sea in general are usually strongly colored, particularly at the axial polyps of the branch tips. They nourish themselves like many other stone coral of the photosyn-thesis products of the stored zooxanthells, but also of planctonic organisms.

Warm watersExposed reef slopesRed Sea to Sri Lanka

-2 to -30 mCnidaria

Low Acropora

Model 1

XfrogPlantsR E D S E A03.

30 cm

( Acropora hemprichi )

Model 2

Low Acropora ( Acropora hemprichi )

Model 3


03.

36 cm

25 cm

Notes :


Model 3

The Giant Sea Fan belongs to the class of the flower animals (Anthozoa) and always place their up to 2 meters large fans transverse to the sea current. Thus it can fish its food, small plancton, better out of water. This coral species is usually found in depths of down to 50 m. in the external reefs.

Warm watersExposed reef slopesRed Sea and West Pacific

-10 to -50 mCnidaria

Giant Sea Fan XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

1.6 m

04. ( Annella mollis )

Model 2

Model 1

Giant Sea Fan ( Annella mollis )


1.7 m

1.7 m

04.

Notes :


As representative species of the Brittle Stars class, the Naked Basket Star is part of the Echinodermata phylum, which also encompasses other sea urchins. The strongly ramified branches are very flexible by their small branch vertebrae. During the day Astroba nuda hides itself in columns and chinks within the reef, while they spread around their arms at night to catch food at exposed places.

Warm watersExposed reef formations, in strong currentsRed Sea to New Caledonia

-1 to -20 mEchinodermata

Naked Basket Star

Model 1


1 m

( Astroba nuda )

Model 2

Naked Basket Star ( Astroba nuda )

Model 3


05.

1 m

1.1 m

Notes :


Model 3

This edible alga inhabits a large number of different habitats within the reef, from tidal pools to the reef slopes of outer reefs. The alga spreads by tiller and forms dense populations, which can be found in almost all tropical areas.

Warm watersAll kind of habitats, form tidal pools to reef slopesTropical

0 to –35 m

Grape Caulerpa

Chlorophyta (green algae)


6 cm

( Caulerpa racemosa )

Model 2

Model 1

Grape Caulerpa ( Caulerpa racemosa )


7 cm

06.

9 cm

Notes :


Model 3

It lives on both sand and hard ground in tidal pools. This kind is related to Caulerpa taxifolia, which became a problem in the Mediterranean area, thus they overgrow almost all habitats.

Warm watersAll kind of habitats, form tidal pools to reef slopesTropical

0 to –10 m.Chlorophyta (green algae)

Feather Caulerpa XfrogPlantsR E D S E A07.

20 cm

( Caulerpa sertularoides )

Model 2

Model 1

Feather Caulerpa ( Caulerpa sertularoides )


30 cm

35 cm

07.

Notes :


Model 3

Cerianthus belongs to the class of the flower animals. With their up to 10cm through-measuring living tubes they live on sand- and mud grounds up to depths of 40m. The long and very numerously existing tentacles serves the catch of small invertebrates like small crusta-ceans. The body is usually slightly transparency.

Warm watersSandy or muddy groundRed Sea to Polynesia

-1 to –40 m.Cnidaria

Tube Anemone XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

10 cm

08. ( Cerianthus sp. )

Model 2

Model 1

Tube Anemone ( Cerianthus sp. )


08.

10 cm

11 cm

Notes :


Model 3

The carnation coral is part of the Soft corals. These do not possess a stable interior skeleton but attain their stability by hydrostatic pressure inside the body and by incorporated sclerits. These can often be remarkably colored. Carnation corals are known as pioneer settlers and inhabits from flat lagoons to deep reefs a wide variety of different habitats.

Warm watersSandy or muddy groundRed Sea and West Pacific


Carnation Coral XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

60 cm

09. ( Dendronephthya sp. )

Model 2

Model 1

Carnation Coral ( Dendronephthya sp. )


60 cm

50 cm

09.

Notes :


The Long-Spined Sea Urchin inhabits like Echinometra mathaei reef roofs and protected reef slopes. You should stay away from the long pricks as they are very poisonous and cause painful wounds.

Warm watersReef roofs, protected reef slopesRed Sea to Polynesia

-0.5 to –25 m.Echinodermata

Model 1

XfrogPlantsR E D S E A10. ( Diadema setosum )

30 cm

Model 2

Long-Spined Sea Urchin ( Diadema setosum )

Model 3


60 cm

10.

60 cm

Notes :


Mathaeus Sea Urchin is a frequent inhabitant of the reef. He is to be found on the reef roof and at the upper reef slopes. During the day they hide themselves in holes (scraped by their own) in the coral rocks, before they come out at night to food search. The contrast between the reddish-brown pricks and the white basal ring is salient.


0 to –8 m.Echinodermata

Mathaeus Sea Urchin

Model 1

XfrogPlantsR E D S E A11. ( Echinometra mathaei )

10 cm

Model 2

Mathaeus Sea Urchin ( Echinometra mathaei )

Model 3


11.

5 cm

10 cm

Notes :


Model 3

This stone coral large and from each other separated cups and develops solid colonies. The color spectrum ranges from green to brown. At night the polyps are opened to catch food. You will find this species on reef roofs and at protected slopes.


VariedCnidaria

Groved Mosaic Coral XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

70 cm

12. ( Favia favus )

Model 2

Model 1

Groved Mosaic Coral ( Favia favus )


80 cm

80 cm

12.

Notes :


This kind of coral belongs to the clade of family of mushroom corals, with its vagile colonies. It settles usually on rubble or on dead corals within the entire ecological range of the coral reef. The roundish or oval disks can reach a diameter up to 24cm.

Warm watersReef roofs, reef slopes, lagoonsRed Sea to Polynesia

-0.3 to –25 m.Cnidaria

Curved Mushroom Coral

Model 1


16 cm

( Fungia scruposa )

Model 2

Curved Mushroom Coral ( Fungia scruposa )

Model 3


13.

16 cm

5 cm

Notes :


This stone coral can occur either in single separated colonies or in a columnar variant. The colouring covers a spectrum from pink to pale colors. It has a relatively high need for light and it is nourished by the photosyn-thesis of the incorporated zooxanthells and by catched plankton.

Warm watersShallow slopesRed Sea to Samoa

VariedCnidaria

Honeycomb Coral

Model 1

XfrogPlantsR E D S E A14. ( Goniastrea edwardsi )

50 cm

Model 2

Honeycomb Coral ( Goniastrea edwardsi )

Model 3


80 cm

14.

80 cm

Notes :


Model 3

The Halimeda algae settles usually on hard grounds and form by their individual chains close networks. The individual “leaves” of a chain consists to the majority of a chalky skeleton, that is visible if the algae dies.

Warm watersBetween sea weed, on hard ground of reef slopes, on bouldersTropical

0 to –50 m.Chlorophyta (green algae)

Halimeda XfrogPlantsR E D S E A15.

20 cm

( Halimeda sp. )

Model 2

Model 1

Halimeda ( Halimeda sp. )


15.

18 cm

15 cm

Notes :


The Magnificient Anemone can be found is in many different color morphs, from brown over yellow to violet. It settles mainly in deep lagoons and exposed outer reefs. When disturbed it forms a compact sphere, and stores their tentacles inside. The anemone is a host for the clown anemonefish (NEMO!), as well as for shrimps and porcelain crabs.

warm watersdeep lagoons, exposed coral reefsRed Sea to Polynesia and South Africa


Magnificent Anemone

Model 1


15 cm

16. ( Heteractis magnifica )

Model 2

Model 4

Magnificent Anemone ( Heteractis magnifica )

Model 3


20 cm

35 cm

16.

15 cm

Notes :


Model 3

The Birds Nest Coral belongs to the Stone corals, which are the predominant reef constructing animals. It settles particularly in the tidal zone of protected reef roofs and lagoons. The colouring can reach bright beige of up to pink. It is a thin branched colony where polyps are often arranged in rows. There are to find however also forms with completely unordered polyp arrangement.

Warm watersTidal zones of protected reefs, protected reef slopes, lagoonsRed Sea to Polynesia

-0.3 to –30 m.Cnidaria

Birds Nest Coral XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

33 cm

17. ( Seriatopora hystrix )

Model 2

Model 1

Birds Nest Coral ( Seriatopora hystrix )


35 cm

25 cm

17.

Notes :


The Colony Siphon Sponge belongs to the clade of sponges (porifera) which already for 500 million years exist on earth. These sessile (caked-on) animals are riddled with a duct system, which makes the closely related Euspongia to be used as a bath sponge. The animals can circulate up to twentyfold of the own body weight of water on one day and have thereby an important function as water filters in the ecological system of the reef.

warm watersprotected reef slopes, lagoonsRed Sea

-2 to –35 m.Porifera (sponges)

Colony Siphon Sponge

Model 1


90 cm

18. ( Siphonochalina siphonella )

Model 2

Colony Siphon Sponge ( Siphonochalina siphonella )

Model 3


18.

70 cm80 cm

Notes :


Model 3

The colonies are massive, columnar, laminar or foliae frequently contorted. The yellowish green colonies settle on little exposed slopes with moderate current. As a result of their robustness, they can be kept in aquaria without too much problems.

Warm watersReef slopes, in moderate currentsRed Sea to Polynesia

VariedCnidaria

Yellow Scroll Coral XfrogPlantsR E D S E A

70 cm

19. ( Turbinaria reniformis )

Model 2

Model 1

Yellow Scroll Coral ( Turbinaria reniformis )


19.

50 cm

45 cm

Notes :


Model 3

The pumping Xenia lives in flow kinds parts reef up to a depth of 20m. The polyps with its 5 cm long branches implement during the day constantly synchron pumping movements, which serve the respiration and food intake. However they nourish themselves to a majority by photosynthesis of the incorporated zooxanthels.

Warm watersLagoons and bays, protected slopes, on hard groundRed Sea to West Pacific


Pulsing Xenia XfrogPlantsR E D S E A20.

25 cm

( Xenia umbellata )

Model 2

Model 1

Pulsing Xenia ( Xenia umbellata )


20.

15 cm

15 cm

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