Eunephthya
| Eunephthya | |
|---|---|
 | |
| cauliflower soft coral | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| 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
- 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
- ↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158269 accessed 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
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