Dendronephthya gigantea Verrill, 1864
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Family:  Nephtheidae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Amirante Islands, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Type locality in Hong Kong is inside a marine cave (Ref. 126007).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve (Ref. 124794). Also known from Conic Island Cave (Ref. 126007). C: Refs. 119717, 124794, 126007.

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