Stachyptilum

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Stachyptilum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Pennatulacea
Family: Stachyptilidae
Genus: Stachyptilum
Kölliker, 1880 [1]
Type species
Stachyptilum macleari
Kölliker, 1880 [1]
Species [2]

Stachyptilum is a genus in the family Stachyptilidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kölliker, Albert von. (1880). Report on the Pennatulida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology. 1(2): 1-41, plates 1-11., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41269564 page(s): 11-12
  2. Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Stachyptilum Kölliker, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267852 on 2020-02-24
  3. Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID   3503524.