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Eunephthya
''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks .... The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa ''Zootaxa'' 3485 1-25 Species *'' Eunephthya celata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya ericius'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya granulata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya shirleyae'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya susanae'' (Williams, 1988) *'' Eunephthya thyrsoidea'' Verrill, 1869 References Nephtheidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ...
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Eunephthya Celata
''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks .... The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa ''Zootaxa'' 3485 1-25 Species *'' Eunephthya celata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya ericius'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya granulata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya shirleyae'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya susanae'' (Williams, 1988) *'' Eunephthya thyrsoidea'' Verrill, 1869 References Nephtheidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ...
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Eunephthya Ericius
''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa ''Zootaxa'' 3485 1-25 Species *''Eunephthya celata ''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive ...'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya ericius'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya granulata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya shirleyae'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya susanae'' (Williams, 1988) *'' Eunephthya thyrsoidea'' Verrill, 1869 References Nephtheidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ...
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Eunephthya Granulata
''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa ''Zootaxa'' 3485 1-25 Species *''Eunephthya celata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *''Eunephthya ericius ''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephthei ...'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya granulata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya shirleyae'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya susanae'' (Williams, 1988) *'' Eunephthya thyrsoidea'' Verrill, 1869 References Nephtheidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ...
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Eunephthya Shirleyae
''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa ''Zootaxa'' 3485 1-25 Species *''Eunephthya celata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *''Eunephthya ericius'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *''Eunephthya granulata ''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephthei ...'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya shirleyae'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya susanae'' (Williams, 1988) *'' Eunephthya thyrsoidea'' Verrill, 1869 References Nephtheidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ...
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Eunephthya Susanae
''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa ''Zootaxa'' 3485 1-25 Species *''Eunephthya celata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *''Eunephthya ericius'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *''Eunephthya granulata'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *''Eunephthya shirleyae ''Eunephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South AfricaMcFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, ''Eunephthya'' Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephthei ...'' McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012 *'' Eunephthya susanae'' (Williams, 1988) *'' Eunephthya thyrsoidea'' Verrill, 1869 References Nephtheidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ...
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Cauliflower Soft Coral
The cauliflower soft coral (''Eunephthya thyrsoidea'') is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Nephtheidae Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks ....Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' Description Cauliflower soft corals grow in colonies of up to 30 centimeters in height. The polyps are 0.2 cm in diameter. It grows as a large whitish colony with side branches ending in bunches of grey- or brown-tinged polyps.Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town, 2008. Distribution This species is known from the Cape Peninsula to northern KwaZulu-Natal off the South African coast, and lives from 10 to 240m under water. ...
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Eunephthya Thyrsoidea
The cauliflower soft coral (''Eunephthya thyrsoidea'') is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Nephtheidae Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks ....Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' Description Cauliflower soft corals grow in colonies of up to 30 centimeters in height. The polyps are 0.2 cm in diameter. It grows as a large whitish colony with side branches ending in bunches of grey- or brown-tinged polyps.Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town, 2008. Distribution This species is known from the Cape Peninsula to northern KwaZulu-Natal off the South African coast, and lives from 10 to 240m under water. ...
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Nephtheidae
Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks, yellows and purples. They are popular with reef aquarium hobbyists. Most of these corals are arborescent and have little knobs on the end of their rubbery branches. The coral polyps tend to retract in the daytime which gives these corals their alternative name of broccoli corals because of their resemblance to the vegetable. At night the polyps emerge and extend their tentacles to feed, looking like little bunches of flowers on the ends of the branches. Genera The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in this family: *'' Capnella'' Gray, 1869 *'' Chondronephthya'' Utinomi, 1960 *'' Chromonephthea'' van Ofwegen, 2005 *'' Coronephthya'' Utinomi, 1966 *''Dendronephthya'' Kuekenthal, 1905 *'' Drifa'' Danielssen, 1 ...
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Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ...
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Soft Coral
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different from "true" corals (Scleractinia). These can be found in suborders Holaxonia, Scleraxonia, and Stolonifera. They are Sessility (zoology), sessile colony (biology), colonial cnidarians that are found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the deep sea, polar waters, tropics and subtropics. Common names for subsets of this order are sea fans and sea whips; others are similar to the sea pens of related order Pennatulacea. Individual tiny polyp (zoology), polyps form colonies that are normally erect, flattened, branching, and reminiscent of a fan (implement), fan. Others may be whiplike, bushy, or even encrusting. A colony can be several feet high and across, but only a few inches thick. They may be brightly coloured, often purple, r ...
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