Klyxum
| Klyxum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Klyxum Alderslade, 2000 |
Klyxum is a genus of soft coral.[1][2] They are commonly called cauliflower colt coral, or sometimes just colt coral. These common names can also refer to the related genus, Cladiella.
Range
Klyxum species are widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.[3]
Species
There are sixteen species currently classified in this genus.
- Klyxum abrolhosum (Thorpe, 1928)
- Klyxum adii Benayahu & Perkol-Finke, 2010
- Klyxum brochi (Thorpe, 1928)
- Klyxum confertum (Kükenthal, 1903)
- Klyxum echinatum (Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
- Klyxum equisetiform (Luttschwager, 1922)
- Klyxum flaccidum (Tixier-Durivault, 1966)
- Klyxum legitimum (Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
- Klyxum molle (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
- Klyxum okinawanum (Utinomi, 1976)
- Klyxum rotundum (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
- Klyxum simplex (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
- Klyxum tuberculosa (Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
- Klyxum utinomii (Verseveldt, 1971)
- Klyxum viscidum (Utinomi, 1954)
- Klyxum whitei (Thorpe, 1928)
References
- ↑ van Ofwegen, L. (2015). Klyxum Alderslade, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267533 on 2015-04-06
- ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Klyxum)". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ Hoeksema, B.; van Ofwegen, L. "Genus Klyxum". Marine Species Identification Portal. ETI BioInformatics. Retrieved 6 April 2015.