''Muriceopsis'' is a

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 gorgonian-type, branching colonial

octocorals Octocorallia (also known as Alcyonaria) is a class of Anthozoa comprising around 3,000 species of water-based organisms formed of colonial polyps with 8-fold symmetry. It includes the blue coral, soft corals, sea pens, and gorgonians (sea fans ...

in the

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Plexauridae Plexauridae is a family of marine colonial octocorals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are found in shallow tropical and subtropical seas. Many species contain symbiotic photosynthetic protists called zooxanthellae. Characteristi ...

. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper

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s. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kept in a reef aquarium.

Species

The

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lists the following species: *''

Muriceopsis bayeriana ''Muriceopsis'' is a genus of gorgonian-type, branching Colony (biology), colonial Octocorallia, octocorals in the Family (biology), family Plexauridae. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper tentacles. The gr ...

'' Sánchez, 2007 *''

Muriceopsis flavida ''Muriceopsis'' is a genus of gorgonian-type, branching colonial octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper tentacles. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kep ...

'' (Lamarck, 1815) *''

Muriceopsis metaclados ''Muriceopsis'' is a genus of gorgonian-type, branching colonial octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper tentacles. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kep ...

'' Castro, Medeiros & Loiola, 2010 *''

Muriceopsis petila ''Muriceopsis'' is a genus of gorgonian-type, branching colonial octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper tentacles. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kep ...

'' Bayer, 1961 *''

Muriceopsis sulphurea ''Muriceopsis'' is a genus of gorgonian-type, branching colonial octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper tentacles. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kep ...

'' (Donovan, 1825) *''

Muriceopsis tuberculata ''Muriceopsis'' is a genus of gorgonian-type, branching colonial octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They are found on shallow water reefs and are capable of developing sweeper tentacles. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kep ...

'' (Esper, 1792)

References

Plexauridae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub