Biology:Homophyton
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Short description: Genus of corals
Homophyton | |
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Gorgonian twig coral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Spongiodermidae |
Genus: | Homophyton Gray, 1866 |
Species | |
2 species, see below. |
Homophyton is a genus of corals in the family Spongiodermidae.[1] This genus is found only off 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
Wikidata ☰ Q3947023 entry