Iciligorgia

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Iciligorgia
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Iciligorgia schrammi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Anthothelidae
Genus: Iciligorgia
Duchassaing, 1870
Synonyms
  • BlepharogorgiaDuchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Semperina Kölliker, 1870
  • Suberia

Iciligorgia is a genus of soft coral in the family Anthothelidae.

Species

The following species are recognized: [1]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-10.