Anthelia (coral)

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Anthelia
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Anthelia glauca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Xeniidae
Genus: Anthelia
Lamarck, 1816 [1]
Species
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Anthelia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2015). "Anthelia Lamarck, 1816". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2015-07-02.

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