Briareum

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Briareum
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Briareum sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Briareidae
Genus: Briareum
Blainville, 1834
Synonyms
  • Solenopodium

Briareum is a genus of soft corals in the family Briareidae. [1] The coral is cultivated by aquarium owners (under the common name "green star polyp" or GSP) for its fluorescing polyps, which reveal themselves under actinic light. The genus is in need of extensive examination, as many specimens sold by marketers display unique and similar characteristics, but are often labeled as one species, Pachyclavularia violacea. [2]

Species

The following species are recognized within the genus: [3]

References

  1. ↑ Samimi-Namin, Kaveh; Ofwegen, Leen van (2016-01-28). "Overview of the genus Briareum (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Briareidae) in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species". ZooKeys (557): 1–44. Bibcode:2016ZooK..557....1S. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.557.6298 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   4740834 . PMID   26877697.
  2. ↑ "Briareum cylindrum, a new species of star polyp". Reefs.com. 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Briareum Blainville, 1834". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-09.


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