Homophyton

Homophyton

gorgonian twig coral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Subclass:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Suborder:	Scleraxonia
Family:	Anthothelidae
Genus:	Homophyton Gray, 1866
Species
2 species, see below.

Homophyton is a genus of corals in the family Anthothelidae.^[1] This genus is only found of the coast of southern Africa.

Species

There are two species in the genus:

Homophyton verrucosum (Möbius, 1861)
Homophyton vickersi (Benham, 1928)

References

↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206030 accessed 24 July 2013

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