Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Family: Renillidae

Genus: Renilla

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8 species
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Renilla amethystina
[]
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Renilla chilensis
[Chilean sea pansy]
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Max. Length 12.5 cm WD

 
Renilla koellikeri
[Purple sea pansy]
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Renilla muelleri
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Renilla musaica
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Renilla octodentata
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O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Renilla reniformis(Pallas, 1766)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Renilla reniformis
[Sea pansy]
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Renilla tentaculata
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