Paraminabea aldersladei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Malacalcyonacea |
Family: | Alcyoniidae |
Genus: | Paraminabea |
Species: | P. aldersladei |
Binomial name | |
Paraminabea aldersladei (Williams, 1992) | |
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Paraminabea aldersladei is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is found in the central Indo-Pacific. [2] This coral looks like an upside down carrot growing out of the substrate. Its striking white polyps are extended only at night to feed.