Anthelia | |
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Anthelia glauca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Xeniidae |
Genus: | Anthelia Lamarck, 1816 [1] |
Species | |
Anthelia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]
Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the monotypic family Charoniidae.
Xenia is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral in the family Xeniidae. They resemble a mushroom, with "arms" coming out from the top that end in many-fingered "hands". It is unique among corals because of its ability to use its "hands" to "pulse" or push water away from the colony in a constant, grabbing motion. Common names include fast-pulse Xenia. Species of Xenia are sometimes referred to as pulse corals.
Fulguropsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Clavatula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Perrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Coralliophila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
Drupa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Jaton is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Morula is a genus of small, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfalily Ergalataxinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Xymenopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Monodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Stomatella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails and their allies.
Gyrineum is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Monoplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Ranularia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Xeniidae is a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea.
The Pocilloporidae are a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia occurring in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
Anthelia glauca, the giant anthelia, is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae. It is a colonial species and is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.
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