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Nephtheidae (Soft coral)

Synonyms: Nephthyidae (pro parte)

Wikipedia Abstract

Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks, yellows and purples. They are popular with reef aquarium hobbyists.
View Wikipedia Record: Nephtheidae

Genus

Aspera (1)
Capnella (20)
Chondronephthya (1)
Chromonephthea (51)
Coronephthya (1)
Dactylonephthya (1)
Daniela (1)
Dendronephthya (carnation coral) (250)
Drifa (Soft coral) (1)
Duva (Soft coral) (3)
Eunephthya (8)
Gersemia (Sea strawberry) (18)
Lemnalia (40)
Lemnalioides (1)
Litophyton (Nephthea) (93)
Neospongodes (1)
Pacifiphyton (1)
Paralemnalia (6)
Pseudodrifa (Soft coral) (3)
Sclerella (1)
Scleronephthya (13)
Stereonephthya (39)
Umbellulifera (6)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0