Biology:Lituaria

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Short description: Genus of corals

Lituaria
Five line drawings side by side of two different species of sea pens. Some of the creatures are tall and be skinny, just like a pen, but a few are short and stout. They look like a cross between coral, seaweed, and muscles.
A drawing of two veretillid sea pens. Habitus and spiculae of Lituaria habereri (left); habitus and apical part of the colony of Lituaria hicksoni (right).
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Pennatulacea
Family: Veretillidae
Genus: Lituaria
Valenciennes, 1850

Lituaria is a genus of corals belonging to the family Veretillidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Australia, Malesia.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Lituaria amoyensis Koo, 1935
  • Lituaria australasiae (Gray, 1860)
  • Lituaria breve Light, 1921
  • Lituaria habereri Balss, 1910
  • Lituaria hicksoni Thomson & Simpson, 1909
  • Lituaria kuekenthali Light, 1921
  • Lituaria molle Light, 1921
  • Lituaria phalloides (Pallas, 1766)
  • Lituaria philippinensis Light, 1921
  • Lituaria valenciennesi d'Hondt, 1984

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lituaria Valenciennes, 1850" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2258744. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5296155 entry




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