Conglomeratusclera

Conglomeratusclera coerulea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alcyoniina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Alcyoniina

Familia: Xeniidae
Genus: Conglomeratusclera
Species: C. coerulea – C. robusta

Name

Conglomeratusclera Benayahu, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2018

ZooBank: F3E23C0E-B3D8-4C72-9638-33404B685A1B

Type species: Cespitularia coerulea May, 1899 (type by original designation)

Etymology: from the Latin conglomerātus (composed of heterogeneous materials), and from Greek sclera (sclerite). Gender female.

References

• Benayahu, Y., van Ofwegen, L.P. & McFadden, C.S. 2018. Evaluating the genus Cespitularia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 with descriptions of new genera of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). ZooKeys 754: 63–101. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.754.23368. Reference page. 

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Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Conglomeratusclera Benayahu, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1304886 on 2020-07-04

• BHL bibliography
• Conglomeratusclera – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Conglomeratusclera.
• ION

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