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Clavulariidae

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Family of corals
Clavulariidae
Clavularia crassa with eggs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Stolonifera
Family: Clavulariidae
Hickson, 1894 [1]
Genera
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Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the suborder Stolonifera. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.

Genera

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The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Clavulariidae Hickson, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2015年03月22日.


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