Virgulariidae

Virgulariidae
feathery sea pen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Superfamily: Pennatuloidea
Family: Virgulariidae
Verrill, 1868
Genera
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Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.

Characteristics

Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:

References

  1. ↑ Williams G.C., 1990: The Pennatulacea of southern Africa (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). Annals Of The South African Museum. 99(4): 31-119. ISBN 0 86813 109 1
  2. ↑ Williams, G. (2015). Virgulariidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-31
  3. ↑ Williams, G. (2015) A new genus and species of pennatulacean octocoral from equatorial West Africa (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Virgulariidae). ZooKeys 546, 39-50