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Sinularia

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Sinularia
Sinularia flexibilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Sinularia
May, 1898

Sinularia is a genus of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. They are commonly known as leather corals and currently have 166 described species in the genus.

Species

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Species include:

References

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  1. ^ a b van Ofwegen; Benayahu; McFadden (2013). "Sinularia leptoclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) re-examined". ZooKeys (272): 29–59. Bibcode:2013ZooK..272...29V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.272.4406. PMC 3677396. PMID 23794802.