Biology:Orstomisis

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Short description: Genus of corals

Orstomisis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Isididae
Genus: Orstomisis
Bayer, 1990
Species:
O. crosnieri
Binomial name
Orstomisis crosnieri
Bayer, 1990

Orstomisis is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral in the family Isididae. It is monotypic with a single species, Orstomisis crosnieri.[1] It is distributed across the Pacific, with populations near Polynesia, Micronesia, and as far north as Atka Island.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7104187 entry