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Clavulariidae
Sign in to saveClavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the order Malacalcyonacea. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.
Species
ウミヅタ／ハナヅタ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderMalacalcyonacea
- FamilyClavulariidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Clavulariidae
- Collections
- YPM, SIO, CAS, NCSM, MCZ, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Philippines, Ecuador, United States, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Johnston Atoll
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
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Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the order Malacalcyonacea. 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== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: Clavularia Blainville, 1830 Hanabira Lau, Stokvis, Imahara & Reimer, 2019 Knopia Alderslade & McFadden, 2007
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clavulariidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.