Eleutherobia

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Eleutherobia
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Eleutherobia variabile
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Eleutherobia
Puetter, 1900
Species
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Eleutherobia is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.

Species

Species in the genus include: [1]

synonyms

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eleutherobia Puetter, 1900". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-03-23.