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 com ...
of
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 f ...
,
sea fans
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 f ...
in the family
Gorgoniidae
Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America.
Characteristics
Originally the members of the family G ...
.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
lists the following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
:
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Antillogorgia acerosa
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961
*''A ...
'' (Pallas, 1766)
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Antillogorgia albatrossae
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans
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 produc ...
'' Bayer, 1961
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Antillogorgia americana
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961
*'' ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
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Antillogorgia bipinnata
''Antillogorgia bipinnata'', the bipinnate sea plume, is a species of Colony (biology), colonial Alcyonacea, soft coral, a Gorgonian, sea fan in the family (biology), family Gorgoniidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea. It was Species descriptio ...
'' (Verrill, 1864)
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Antillogorgia blanquillensis
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961
*''A ...
'' (Stiasny, 1941)
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Antillogorgia elisabethae
''Antillogorgia elisabethae'' is a species of soft coral found in the Caribbean Sea in the shape of a sea plume (also called a sea whip). It resides from depths of to , often at reef drop-offs. It looks like a plume of feathery appendages with ...
'' Bayer, 1961
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Antillogorgia hummelincki
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961
*''A ...
'' Bayer, 1961
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Antillogorgia hystrix
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of Alcyonacea, soft coral, Gorgonian, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatros ...
'' Bayer, 1961
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Antillogorgia kallos
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961
*''A ...
'' (Bielschowsky, 1918)
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Antillogorgia navia
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766)
*''Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961
*''A ...