Alcyonium

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Alcyonium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Alcyonium
Linnaeus, 1758
Species [1]

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Alcyonium is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.

Species

Species in the genus include:

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 August 2012.