Parasphaerasclera

Parasphaerasclera
Parasphaerasclera aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Scleralcyonacea
Family:	Parasphaerascleridae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013
Genus:	Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

Parasphaerasclera is a genus of soft coral. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Parasphaerascleridae.

Species

The following species are recognized: ^[1]

• Parasphaerasclera albiflora (Utinomi, 1957)
• Parasphaerasclera aurea (Benayahu & Schleyer, 1995)
• Parasphaerasclera grayi (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
• Parasphaerasclera kimberleyensis Bryce, Poliseno, Alderslade & Vargas, 2015
• Parasphaerasclera mcfaddenae Quattrini, Morrissey & McCartin, 2025
• Parasphaerasclera morifera (Tixier-Durivault, 1954)
• Parasphaerasclera nezdoliyi (Dautova & Savinkin, 2009)
• Parasphaerasclera rotifera (Thomson, 1910)
• Parasphaerasclera valdiviae (Kukenthal, 1906)) (Valdivian soft coral)
• Parasphaerasclera zanahoria (Williams, 2000)

References

1. World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 6 September 2025.