Antillogorgia

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Antillogorgia
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Antillogorgia bipinnata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Antillogorgia
Bayer, 1951 [1]
Species
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Antillogorgia is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.

Species

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

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References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Antillogorgia Bayer, 1951". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2014-12-25.