Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Clavulariidae



(See list of species below)



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40 species
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Carijoa operculata
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Carijoa riisei
[White telesto]
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Clavularia anisimovi
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Clavularia arctica
[Arctic club coral]
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Clavularia carpediem
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Clavularia crassa
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Clavularia cylindrica Wright & Studer, 1889

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Clavularia cylindrica
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Schiaparelli, S.

Antarctic Atlantic

Clavularia frankliniana Roule, 1902

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Clavularia frankliniana
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Clavularia inflata
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Clavularia magelhaenica
[Magellan's encrusting soft coral]
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Clavularia marioni
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Imahara, Yukimitsu

Northwest Pacific

Clavularia mikado Utinomi, 1955

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Clavularia mikado
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Clavularia modesta
[Humble club coral]
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Clavularia notanda
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Clavularia novaezealandiae
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Clavularia thompsoni
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Cryptophyton goddarti
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Williams, Gary

Eastern Central Pacific

Cryptophyton jedsmithi Williams, 2013

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Cryptophyton jedsmithi
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Hadaka nudidomis
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Hanabira yukibana
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Incrustatus comauensis
[Common encrusting soft coral]
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Rhodelinda gardineri
[Little red encrusting coral]
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Rolandia coralloides
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Rolandia hispanica
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Sarcodictyon catenatum
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Sarcodictyon rugosum
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Scleranthelia microsclera
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Scleranthelia rugosa
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Stereotelesto corallina
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Telesto arborea
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Telesto californica
[Soft coral]
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Telesto corallina
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Telesto flavula
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Telesto fruticulosa
[Orange telesto]
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Telesto multiflora
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Telesto nelleae
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Telesto operculata
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Telesto riisei
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Telesto sanguinea
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Telestula septentrionalis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carijoa operculata Western Central Atlantic 1961
Carijoa riisei White telesto Western Atlantic and Indo 1860
Clavularia anisimovi Western Atlantic and Indo 2020
Clavularia arctica Arctic club coral Northeast Atlantic and th 1860
Clavularia carpediem Endemic to the Mediterran 1986
Clavularia crassa Endemic to the Mediterran 1848
Clavularia cylindrica Antarctic 1889
Clavularia frankliniana Antarctic Atlantic 1902
Clavularia inflata Western Pacific. Tropical 1896
Clavularia magelhaenica Magellan's encrusting soft coral Southeast Pacific and Ant 1878
Clavularia marioni Atlantic and the Mediterr 1891
Clavularia mikado Northwest Pacific 1955
Clavularia modesta Humble club coral Western Atlantic 1874
Clavularia notanda Western Atlantic 1964
Clavularia novaezealandiae Western Atlantic 1945
Clavularia thompsoni Western Atlantic 1928
Cryptophyton goddarti Eastern Pacific 2000
Cryptophyton jedsmithi Eastern Central Pacific 2013
Hadaka nudidomis Eastern Central Pacific 2019
Hanabira yukibana Northwest Pacific 2019
Incrustatus comauensis Common encrusting soft coral Southeast Pacific 2007
Rhodelinda gardineri Little red encrusting coral Southeast Pacific and Sou 1940
Rolandia coralloides Atlantic and the Mediterr 1900
Rolandia hispanica Mediterranean Sea. 1951
Sarcodictyon catenatum Atlantic and the Mediterr 1847
Sarcodictyon rugosum Atlantic and the Mediterr 1868
Scleranthelia microsclera Atlantic and the Mediterr 1995
Scleranthelia rugosa Amphi-Atlantic and the Me 1867
Stereotelesto corallina Western Central Atlantic. 1870
Telesto arborea Northwest Pacific 1889
Telesto californica Soft coral Eastern Central Pacific 1913
Telesto corallina Eastern Central Pacific 1870
Telesto flavula Western Atlantic 1936
Telesto fruticulosa Orange telesto Western Atlantic 1846
Telesto multiflora Eastern Central Pacific 1909
Telesto nelleae Western Atlantic 1961
Telesto operculata Western Atlantic 1961
Telesto riisei Western Atlantic 1860
Telesto sanguinea Western Atlantic 1936
Telestula septentrionalis Atlantic and the Mediterr 1944



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