Echinogorgia is a genus of corals belonging to the family Plexauridae.[1]
| Echinogorgia | |
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| Echinogorgia, sea-fan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Plexauridae |
| Genus: | Echinogorgia Kölliker, 1865 |
The species of this genus are found in Pacific and Indian Ocean.[1]
Species edit
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The amount of estimated species is 50.[2]
Species:[1]
- Echinogorgia abietina Kükenthal, 1919
- Echinogorgia armata (Kükenthal, 1909)
- Echinogorgia aurantiaca (Valenciennes, 1855)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Echinogorgia Kölliker, 1865". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Reef Corals of the Indo-Malayan Seas: Genus Echinogorgia". indo-malayan-reef-corals.linnaeus.naturalis.nl. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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