| Paraminabea | |
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| Paraminabea aldersladei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Paraminabea Williams & Alderslade, 1999 |
Paraminabea is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae. [1]
There are currently 10 species classified in this genus
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