Plexaura

Plexaura
Black sea rod (Plexaura homomalla)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Holaxonia
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Plexaura
Lamouroux, 1812 [1]
Species
See text

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

Species

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

  • Plexaura aggregata Nutting, 1910
  • Plexaura arbuscula Duchassaing, 1850
  • Plexaura atra (Verrill, 1901)
  • Plexaura attenuata Nutting, 1910
  • Plexaura capoblancoi Stiasny, 1936
  • Plexaura corticosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
  • Plexaura dubia Kölliker, 1865
  • Plexaura edwardsi Moser, 1921
  • Plexaura ehrenbergi Kölliker, 1865
  • Plexaura esperi Verrill, 1907
  • Plexaura flava Nutting, 1910
  • Plexaura flavida (Lamarck, 1815)
  • Plexaura flexosa Lamouroux, 1821
  • Plexaura flexuosa Lamouroux, 1821
  • Plexaura flexuosula Kükenthal, 1917
  • Plexaura fusca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
  • Plexaura hartmeyeri Moser, 1921
  • Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1792)
  • Plexaura kukenthali Moser, 1921
  • Plexaura kuna Lasker, Kim & Coffroth, 1996
  • Plexaura laevigata Moser, 1921
  • Plexaura miniacea Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Plexaura nina Bayer & Deichmann, 1958
  • Plexaura pinnata Nutting, 1910
  • Plexaura porosa (Esper, 1794)
  • Plexaura racemosa Valenciennes, 1855
  • Plexaura ramosa Moser, 1921
  • Plexaura turgida (Ehrenberg, 1834)
  • Plexaura valenciennesi Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Plexaura volvata Kunze, 1917

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
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