Clavulariidae

Clavulariidae
Clavularia crassa with eggs
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Stolonifera
Family: Clavulariidae
Hickson, 1894 [1]
Genera
See text

Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the suborder Stolonifera. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Clavulariidae Hickson, 1894". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
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