''Renilla'' is a genus of
sea pen
Sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea. There are 14 families within the order; 35 extant genera, and it is estimated that of 450 described species, around 200 are valid. Sea pens have a cosmo ...
. It is the only genus within the monotypic
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Renillidae.
Species
The following species are recognized:
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Renilla amethystina
''Renilla'' is a genus of Pennatulacea, sea pen. It is the only genus within the monotypic Family (biology), family Renillidae.
Species
The following species are recognized:
* ''Renilla amethystina'' Verrill, 1864
* ''Renilla koellikeri'' Pfef ...
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Verrill, 1864
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Renilla koellikeri''
Pfeffer, 1886
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Renilla muelleri
''Renilla muelleri'' (also spelled ''R. mulleri'' or ''R. müilleri'') is a species of sea pansy. It has been reported from the Gulf Coast of the United States, notably the Florida panhandle, but is also reported from the eastern coast of South A ...
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Kölliker, 1872
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Renilla musaica''
Zamponi & Pérez, 1996
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Renilla octodentata''
Zamponi & Pérez, 1996
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Sea pansy
The sea pansy, ''Renilla reniformis,'' is a species of colonial cnidarian in the family Renillidae, part of an octocoral subclass of Anthozoa that inhabit an expansive range of environments. It is native to warm continental shelf waters of th ...
(''Renilla reniformis'')
(Pallas, 1766)
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Renilla tentaculata''
Zamponi, Perez & Capitali, 1996
References
Renillidae
Octocorallia genera
Bioluminescent cnidarians
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