Virgulariidae
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| Virgulariidae | |
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| feathery sea pen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Pennatulacea |
| Suborder: | Subsessiliflorae |
| Family: | Virgulariidae Verrill, 1868 |
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Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Characteristics
Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.[1]
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:[2]
- Acanthoptilum
- Scytaliopsis Gravier, 1906
- Scytalium Herklots, 1858
- Stylatula Verrill, 1864
- Virgularia Lamarck, 1816
References
- ↑ The Pennatulacea of Southern Africa (Coelentrata, Anthozoa), Annals of the South African Museum Volume 99 May 1990 part 4, Cape Town. ISBN0 86813 109 1
- ↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128488 accessed 23 July 2013
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