Eunephthya
Appearance
Eunephthya | |
---|---|
cauliflower soft coral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Nephtheidae |
Genus: | Eunephthya Verrill, 1869[1] |
Eunephthya is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South Africa[2]
Species
[edit]- Eunephthya celata McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012
- Eunephthya ericius McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012
- Eunephthya granulata McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012
- Eunephthya shirleyae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012
- Eunephthya susanae (Williams, 1988)
- Eunephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1869
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eunephthya Verrill, 1869". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ McFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, Eunephthya Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa Zootaxa 3485 1-25