Klyxum is a genus of animals in the family Alcyoniidae.[1][2] They are commonly called cauliflower colt coral, or simply colt coral. These common names can also refer to the related genus Cladiella.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Alcyoniidae |
Genus: | Klyxum Alderslade, 2000 |
Range
editKlyxum species are widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.[3]
Species
editThere are sixteen species currently classified in this genus. [citation needed]
- Klyxum abrolhosum (Thorpe, 1928)
- Klyxum adii Benayahu & Perkol-Finke, 2010
- Klyxum brochi (Thorpe, 1928)
- Klyxum confertum (Kükenthal, 1903)
- Klyxum echinatum (Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
- Klyxum equisetiform (Luttschwager, 1922)
- Klyxum flaccidum (Tixier-Durivault, 1966)
- Klyxum legitimum (Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
- Klyxum molle (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
- Klyxum okinawanum (Utinomi, 1976)
- Klyxum rotundum (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
- Klyxum simplex (Thomson & Dean, 1931)
- Klyxum tuberculosa (Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
- Klyxum utinomii (Verseveldt, 1971)
- Klyxum viscidum (Utinomi, 1954)
- Klyxum whitei (Thorpe, 1928)
References
edit- ^ van Ofwegen, L. (2015). Klyxum Alderslade, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267533 on 2015-04-06
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Klyxum)". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Hoeksema, B.; van Ofwegen, L. "Genus Klyxum". Marine Species Identification Portal. ETI BioInformatics. Retrieved 6 April 2015.