genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
soft corals
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
Clavulariidae
Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the suborder Stolonifera. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.
Genera ...
.
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 speciali ...
includes the following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), 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 ...
in the genus:
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Carijoa multiflora
''Carijoa'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Clavulariidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:
*'' Carijoa multiflora'' (Laackman, 1909)
*'' Carijoa operculata'' (Bayer, 1961)
*''C ...
Carijoa riisei
''Carijoa riisei'', the snowflake coral or branched pipe coral, is a species of soft coral in the family Clavulariidae. It was originally thought to have been native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and subsequently spread to other areas of ...
'' (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
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Carijoa rupicola
''Carijoa'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Clavulariidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:
*'' Carijoa multiflora'' (Laackman, 1909)
*'' Carijoa operculata'' (Bayer, 1961)
*''C ...