Biology:Parasphaerasclera

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Short description: Genus of corals

Parasphaerasclera
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Parasphaerascleridae
McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013
Genus: Parasphaerasclera
McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

Parasphaerasclera is a genus of soft coral. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Parasphaerascleridae.

Species

The following species are recognized:[1]

  • Parasphaerasclera albiflora (Utinomi, 1957)
  • Parasphaerasclera aurea (Benayahu & Schleyer, 1995)
  • Parasphaerasclera grayi (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
  • Parasphaerasclera kimberleyensis Bryce, Poliseno, Alderslade & Vargas, 2015
  • Parasphaerasclera morifera (Tixier-Durivault, 1954)
  • Parasphaerasclera nezdoliyi (Dautova & Savinkin, 2009)
  • Parasphaerasclera rotifera (Thomson, 1910)
  • Valdivian soft coral (Parasphaerasclera valdiviae (Kukenthal, 1906))
  • Parasphaerasclera zanahoria (Williams, 2000)

References

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