Siphonogorgia

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Siphonogorgia
Atriolum robustum (Ascidian) on Siphonogorgia godeffroyi (Soft tree coral).jpg
Siphonogorgia godeffroyi with the tunicate Atriolum robustum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Nidaliidae
Genus: Siphonogorgia
Kölliker, 1874 [1]
Species
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Siphonogorgia is a genus of soft corals in the family Nidaliidae. Like other members of this family, these corals do not contain symbiotic zooxanthellae. [2]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2013). "Siphonogorgia Kölliker, 1874". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. ↑ The Soft Corals, Order Alcyonacea; Use In Reef Aquariums Wet Web Media. Retrieved 2014-02-12.


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