Clavulariidae

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Clavulariidae
File:Clavularia crassa (Milne-Edwards, 1848) et sa ponte 1.jpg
Clavularia crassa with eggs
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Clavulariidae
Hickson, 1894 [1]
Genera
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Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the order Malacalcyonacea.[1] 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]


Before a 2022 taxonomic revision of Octocorallia,[2] the following genera were also included:[3]

References

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