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Plexauridae (Soft coral)

Synonyms: Allogorgiidae; Paramuriceidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Plexauridae is a family of marine colonial octocorals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are found in shallow tropical and sub-tropical seas. Many species contain symbiotic photosynthetic protists called zooxanthellae.
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Genus

Acanthacis (2)
Acanthomuricea (8)
Alaskagorgia (2)
Anthomuricea (10)
Anthoplexaura (1)
Astrogorgia (18)
Astromuricea (5)
Bayergorgia (1)
Bebryce (30)
Berbyce (1)
Caliacis (1)
Chromoplexaura (2)
Cryogorgia (1)
Cyclogorgia (1)
Dentomuricea (1)
Discomuricea (1)
Echinogorgia (41)
Echinomuricea (Soft coral) (22)
Elasmogorgia (3)
Eunicea (Knobby candelabrum) (36)
Euplexaura (Soft coral) (38)
Gonigoria (1)
Heterogorgia (Soft coral) (6)
Hypnogorgia (2)
Lapidogorgia (2)
Lepidomuricea (2)
Lytreia (Soft coral) (1)
Menacella (4)
Menella (23)
Mesogligorgia (1)
Muricea (Spiny candelabrum) (33)
Muriceides (Soft coral) (16)
Muriceopsis (Spiny candelabrum) (6)
Paracis (21)
Paramuricea (Soft coral) (21)
Paraplexaura (5)
Placogorgia (Soft coral) (19)
Plexaura (Tan bushy soft coral) (28)
Psammogorgia (15)
Pseudechinogorgia (1)
Pseudoplexaura (Sea rod) (4)
Pseudothesea (7)
Scleracis (Soft coral) (2)
Spinimuricea (2)
Stenogorgia (2)
Swiftia (Soft coral) (21)
Thesea (Lemon sea rod) (22)
Trimuricea (11)
Villogorgia (Black soft coral) (39)

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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