Stachyptilum is a genus in the family Stachyptilidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Pennatulacea |
| Family: | Stachyptilidae |
| Genus: | Stachyptilum Kölliker, 1880[1] |
| Type species | |
| Stachyptilum macleari Kölliker, 1880[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Kölliker, Albert von. (1880). Report on the Pennatulida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology. 1(2): 1-41, plates 1-11., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41269564 page(s): 11-12
- ^ Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Stachyptilum Kölliker, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267852 on 2020-02-24
- ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.
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