Paramuricea

Paramuricea
Paramuricea clavata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Holaxonia
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Paramuricea
Koelliker, 1865 [1]
Species
See text

Paramuricea is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]

  • Paramuricea aequatorialis Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Paramuricea atlantica (Johnson, 1862)
  • Paramuricea biscaya Grasshoff, 1977
  • Paramuricea candida Grasshoff, 1977
  • Paramuricea chamaeleon (Koch, 1887)
  • Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826)
  • Paramuricea contorta Koch, 1886
  • Paramuricea echinata Deichmann, 1936
  • Paramuricea graciosa Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974
  • Paramuricea grandis Verrill, 1883
  • Paramuricea grayi (Johnson, 1861)
  • Paramuricea hawaiensis Nutting, 1908
  • Paramuricea hirsuta (Gray, 1851)
  • Paramuricea indica Thomson & Henderson, 1906
  • Paramuricea intermedia Kölliker, 1865
  • Paramuricea johnsoni (Studer, 1878)
  • Paramuricea kukenthali Broch, 1913
  • Paramuricea laxa Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Paramuricea macrospina (Koch, 1882)
  • Paramuricea multispina Deichmann, 1936
  • Paramuricea placomus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Paramuricea ramosa Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Paramuricea robusta Thomson & Ritchie, 1906
  • Paramuricea spinosa Kölliker, 1865
  • Paramuricea tenuis Verrill, 1883

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Paramuricea Koelliker, 1865". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
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