Aldersladum

Aldersladum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Malacalcyonacea
Family:	Alcyoniidae
Genus:	Aldersladum Benayahu & McFadden, 2011

Aldersladum is a genus of the Alcyoniidae family. Aldersladum are Octocorallia found from the Philippine Sea to the Indian Ocean. The genus was created from previously described corals with similar properties in 2011. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Aldersladum jengi Benayahu & McFadden, 2011
• Aldersladum nana Hickson, 1931
• Aldersladum sodwanum Benayahu, 1993

References

1. Benayahu, Yehuda; McFadden, Catherine S. (2011-03-01). "A new genus of soft coral of the family Alcyoniidae (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) with re-description of a new combination and description of a new species". ZooKeys (84): 1–11. Bibcode:2011ZooK...84....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.84.781 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   3088071 . PMID   21594162.
2. Adams, Jake (2011-11-29). "Aldersladum is a new soft coral genus created for two unique (former) species of Efflatournaria". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
3. "Aldersladum - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.

External links

• "Aldersladum is a new soft coral genus created for two unique (former) species of Efflatournaria | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog". reefbuilders.com. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
• "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aldersladum Benayahu & McFadden, 2011". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
• Media related to Aldersladum at Wikimedia Commons