| Aldersladum sodwanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Aldersladum |
| Species: | A. sodwanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aldersladum sodwanum (Benayahu, 1993) | |
Aldersladum sodwanum is a species of the genus Aldersladum [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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