Clavularia

Clavularia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Stolonifera
Family: Clavulariidae
Genus: Clavularia
Blainville, 1830
Synonyms

Rhizoxenia. Ehrenberg, 1834

Clavularia is a genus of corals in the Clavulariidae family, subclass Octocorallia. They are often referred by the common names, star polyps or glove polyps.

Species

There are 69 accepted species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. van Ofwegen, L. (2014). Clavularia Blainville, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125286 on 2015-03-12
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