Dendronephthya klunzingeri

Dendronephthya klunzingeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Malacalcyonacea
Family:	Nephtheidae
Genus:	Dendronephthya
Species:	D. klunzingeri
Binomial name
	Dendronephthya klunzingeri; (Studer, 1888)

Last updated September 06, 2025

Dendronephthya klunzingeri is a species of soft coral in the family Nephtheidae.^[1]

This species is divaricate with discontinuous contours. Each bundle has 10 to 12 polyps.^[2] The branching lobes have sizable bunches.^[3]

References

1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendronephthya klunzingeri (Studer, 1888)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Zoological Society of London. 1922. p. 58.
↑ Vine, Peter (1986). Red Sea invertebrates. Immel. p. 39. ISBN 9780907151111.

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[marinespecies1-1] 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendronephthya klunzingeri (Studer, 1888)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.

[2] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Zoological Society of London. 1922. p. 58.

[3] Vine, Peter (1986). Red Sea invertebrates. Immel. p. 39. ISBN 9780907151111.

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