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Family: Alcyoniidae true soft corals



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Alcyonium acaule
[Broccoli coral]
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Alcyonium antarcticum
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Alcyonium aurantiacum
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Alcyonium coralloides
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Atlantic Ocean

Alcyonium digitatumLinnaeus, 1758

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Alcyonium digitatum
[Dead mans fingers]
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Alcyonium dolium
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Alcyonium glaciophilum
[Glaciar-loving soft coral]

Wirtz, Peter

Northeast Atlantic

Alcyonium glomeratum(Hassell, 1843)

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Alcyonium glomeratum
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Alcyonium grandis
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Alcyonium haddoni
[Common soft coral]
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Alcyonium jorgei
[Jorge's soft coral]

Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Alcyonium palmatumPallas, 1766

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Alcyonium palmatum
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Alcyonium paucilobulatum
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Alcyonium roseum
[Pink soft coral]
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Alcyonium sidereum
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Alcyonium sollasi
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Alcyonium southgeorgiensis
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Alcyonium spitzbergense
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Alcyonium yepayek
[Yepayek soft coral]
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Anastromvos aldersladei
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Anastromvos catherinae
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Anthomastus bathyproctusBayer, 1993

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Anthomastus bathyproctus
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Anthomastus phalloides
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Anthomastus zealandicus
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Anthothela grandiflora
[Great flowerbud coral]
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Anthothela pacifica
[Dwarf white gorgonian]
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Anthothela tropicalis
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Bellonella rubistella
[]
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Bellonella tenuis
[]
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Cladiella aspera
[]
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Cladiella australis
[Southern soft coral]
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Cladiella confiera
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Cladiella daphnae
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Cladiella densum
[]

Imahara, Yukimitsu

Western Pacific

Cladiella digitulatum(Klunzinger, 1877)

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Cladiella digitulatum
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Cladiella elegantissima
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Cladiella elongata
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Cladiella foliacea
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Cladiella hicksoni
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Cladiella hirsuta
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Cladiella humesi
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Cladiella krempfi
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Cladiella latissima
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Cladiella madagascarensis
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Cladiella multiloba
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Cladiella pachyclados
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Cladiella papillosa
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Cladiella prattae
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Cladiella pulchra
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Cladiella ramosa
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Cladiella rotundata
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Cladiella scabra
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Cladiella similis
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Cladiella sphaerophora
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Cladiella subtilis
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Cladiella tuberculosa
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Cladiella tuberosa
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Max. Length 2.5 cm H
 
Discophyton rudyi
[Octocoral]
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Drifa glomerata
[Dense carnation coral]
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Duva florida
[Flowery carnation coral]
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Elbeenus lauramartinae
[]
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Eleutherobia grayi
[]
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Klyxum echinatum
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Klyxum flaccidum
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Klyxum molle
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Klyxum rotundum
[]

Imahara, Yukimitsu

Western Pacific

Klyxum simplex(Thomson & Dean, 1931)

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Klyxum simplex
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Klyxum tuberculosa
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Lobophytum batarum
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Lobophytum borbonicum
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Lobophytum catalai
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Lobophytum crassum
[Dimorphic soft coral]

Imahara, Yukimitsu

Indo-West Pacific.

Lobophytum crebriplicatumvon Marenzeller, 1886

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Lobophytum crebriplicatum
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Lobophytum cristatum
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Lobophytum depressum
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Lobophytum irregulare
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Lobophytum legitimum
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Lobophytum microlobulatum
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Lobophytum mirabile
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Lobophytum pauciflorum
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Lobophytum planum
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Lobophytum proprium
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Lobophytum pusillum
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Lobophytum salvati
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Lobophytum sarcophytoides
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Lobophytum schoedei
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Lobophytum solidum
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Lobophytum variatum
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Lobophytum varium
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Lobophytum venustum
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Lobophytum verum
[]

Imahara, Yukimitsu

Southwest Pacific

Lohowia koosiAlderslade, 2003

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Lohowia koosi
[]
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Paraminabea acronocephala
[]
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Paraminabea aldersladei
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Paraminabea hongkongensis
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Paraminabea indica
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Pseudodrifa nigra
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Sarcophyton acutum
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Sarcophyton buitendijki
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Sarcophyton cinereum
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Sarcophyton crassocaule
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Sarcophyton crassum
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Sarcophyton digitatum
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Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
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Sarcophyton elegans
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Sarcophyton glaucum
[Leather-soft mushroom]
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Sarcophyton infundibuliforme
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Sarcophyton latum
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Sarcophyton minusculum
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Sarcophyton nanwanensis
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Sarcophyton portentosum
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Sarcophyton regulare
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Sarcophyton tenuispiculatum
[Hardy leather coral]

Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t

Sarcophyton trocheliophorumvon Marenzeller, 1886

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Sarcophyton trocheliophorum
[Fleshy soft coral]
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Sinularia abhishiktae
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Sinularia abrupta
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Sinularia acuta
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Sinularia agilis
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Sinularia andamanensis
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Sinularia babeldaobensis
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Sinularia bisulca
[]

Imahara, Yukimitsu

Western Pacific

Sinularia brassicaMay, 1898

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Sinularia brassica
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Sinularia capitalis
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Sinularia compacta
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Sinularia compressa
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Sinularia conferta
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Sinularia corpulentissima
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Sinularia crassa
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Sinularia crebra
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Sinularia cristata
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Sinularia cruciata
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Sinularia densa
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Sinularia digitata
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Sinularia discrepans
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Sinularia dissecta
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Sinularia elongata
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Sinularia erecta
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Sinularia exilis
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Sinularia finitima
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Sinularia firma
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Sinularia flaccida
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Sinularia flexibilis
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Sinularia foliata
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Sinularia foveolata
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Sinularia fungoides
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Sinularia gaveshaniae
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Sinularia gaweli
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Sinularia gibberosa
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Sinularia grandilobata
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Sinularia gravis
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Sinularia halversoni
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Sinularia heterospiculata
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Sinularia hirta
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Sinularia humilis
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Sinularia inelegans
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Sinularia inflata
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Sinularia lamellata
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Sinularia leptoclados
[Finger-lobed soft coral]
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Sinularia lochmodes
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Sinularia luxuriosa
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Sinularia macrodactyla
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Sinularia macropodia
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Sinularia mayi
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Sinularia microclavata
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Sinularia microspiculata
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Sinularia molesta
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Sinularia molokaiensis
[Moloka'i leather coral]
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Sinularia notanda
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Sinularia numerosa
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Sinularia ornata
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Sinularia pavida
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Sinularia peculiaris
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Sinularia pedunculata
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Sinularia polydactyla
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Sinularia querciformis
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Sinularia ramosa
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Sinularia rigida
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Sinularia robusta
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Sinularia siaesensis
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Sinularia sobolifera
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Sinularia sublimis
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Sinularia triangula
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Sinularia tumulosa
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Sinularia ultima
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Sinularia uniformis
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Sinularia variabilis
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Sinularia venusta
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Sinularia verruca
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Sinularia whiteleggei
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Sphaeralcyon weddellensisLopez Gonzalez & Gili, 2000

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Sphaeralcyon weddellensis
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Sphaerasclera flammicerebra
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