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
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...
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 ...
family.
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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Eunicella alba
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolli ...
'' (Esper, 1766)
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Eunicella albatrossi
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
Eunicella ctenocelloides
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Stiasny, 1936
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Eunicella dawydoffi
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Stiasny, 1938
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Eunicella densa
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Kükenthal, 1917
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Eunicella dubia
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Studer, 1890
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Eunicella filifica
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella filiformis
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollike ...
'' (Studer, 1879)
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Eunicella filum
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella furcata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' (Koch)
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Eunicella gazella
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Studer, 1878
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Eunicella germaini
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Stiasny, 1937
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Eunicella gracilis
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella granulata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
*''
Eunicella hendersoni
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Kükenthal, 1908
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Eunicella kochi
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' (Studer, 1901)
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Eunicella labiata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Thomson, 1927
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Eunicella lata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Kükenthal, 1917
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Eunicella modesta
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Verrill, 1883
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Eunicella multituberculata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Stiasny, 1935
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Eunicella palma
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' (Esper)
*''
Eunicella papillifera
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Koll ...
'' Edwards & Haime, 1857
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Eunicella papillosa
The nippled sea fan (''Eunicella papillosa''), is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae.
Description
This fan is short and pale cream to orange in colour. It grows upright or in bushy masses, with irregular or frequent branch ...
'' (Esper, 1797)
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Eunicella pendula
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolli ...
Eunicella pillsbury
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella pustulosa
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
Eunicella rigida
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolli ...
'' Kükenthal, 1908
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Eunicella singularis
''Eunicella singularis'', the white gorgonian, is a species of colonial soft coral, a sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. It is found in the western Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea. It was first described in 1791 by the German na ...
'' (Esper, 1791)
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Eunicella tenuis
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Verrill, 1869
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Eunicella tricoronata
The sinuous sea fan (''Eunicella tricoronata'') is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae.
Description
This fan is flattened and has curving branches which all tend to grow in the same plane. It may be mustard yellow to orange ...
'' Velimirov, 1971
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Eunicella verrucosa
''Eunicella verrucosa'', the broad sea fan, pink sea fan or warty gorgonian, is a species of colonial Gorgonian "soft coral" in the family Gorgoniidae. It is native to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.
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