Biology:Pseudoplexaura

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Short description: Genus of corals

Pseudoplexaura
Trumpetfish.jpg
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) hiding in a colony of Pseudoplexaura sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Pseudoplexaura
Wright & Studer, 1889[1]
Species
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Pseudoplexaura is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They form tall, branching, tree-like colonies and are native to reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

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

  • Pseudoplexaura crucis Bayer, 1961
  • Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772)
  • Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772)
  • Pseudoplexaura wagenaari (Stiasny, 1941)

Uses

Pseudoplexaura spp. can be kept in a reef aquarium. They grow vigorously and detached branches can be used to propagate new colonies.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3954448 entry