Dendronephthya klunzingeri is a species of soft coral in the family Nephtheidae.[1]
| Dendronephthya klunzingeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Nephtheidae |
| Genus: | Dendronephthya |
| Species: | D. klunzingeri
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| Dendronephthya klunzingeri (Studer, 1888)[1]
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This species is divaricate with discontinuous contours. Each bundle has 10 to 12 polyps.[2] The branching lobes have sizable bunches.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendronephthya klunzingeri (Studer, 1888)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Zoological Society of London. 1922. p. 58.
- ^ Vine, Peter (1986). Red Sea invertebrates. Immel. p. 39. ISBN 9780907151111.
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