Plexaura

Plexaura

Black sea rod (Plexaura homomalla)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Subclass:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Suborder:	Holaxonia
Family:	Plexauridae
Genus:	Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812 ^[1]
Species
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Plexaura is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: ^[1]

Plexaura aggregata Nutting, 1910
Plexaura arbuscula Duchassaing, 1850
Plexaura atra (Verrill, 1901)
Plexaura attenuata Nutting, 1910
Plexaura capoblancoi Stiasny, 1936
Plexaura corticosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Plexaura dubia Kölliker, 1865
Plexaura edwardsi Moser, 1921
Plexaura ehrenbergi Kölliker, 1865
Plexaura esperi Verrill, 1907
Plexaura flava Nutting, 1910
Plexaura flavida (Lamarck, 1815)
Plexaura flexosa Lamouroux, 1821
Plexaura flexuosa Lamouroux, 1821
Plexaura flexuosula Kükenthal, 1917

Plexaura fusca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Plexaura hartmeyeri Moser, 1921
Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1792)
Plexaura kukenthali Moser, 1921
Plexaura kuna Lasker, Kim & Coffroth, 1996
Plexaura laevigata Moser, 1921
Plexaura miniacea Ehrenberg, 1834
Plexaura nina Bayer & Deichmann, 1958
Plexaura pinnata Nutting, 1910
Plexaura porosa (Esper, 1794)
Plexaura racemosa Valenciennes, 1855
Plexaura ramosa Moser, 1921
Plexaura turgida (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Plexaura valenciennesi Wright & Studer, 1889
Plexaura volvata Kunze, 1917

References

1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-09.

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