Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
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| feathery sea pen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Pennatulacea |
| Suborder: | Subsessiliflorae |
| Family: | Virgulariidae Verrill, 1868 |
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Characteristics
editColonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.[1]
Genera
editThe World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:[2]
- Acanthoptilum Kölliker, 1870
- Grasshoffia Williams, 2015[3]
- Scytaliopsis Gravier, 1906
- Scytalium Herklots, 1858
- Stylatula Verrill, 1864
- Virgularia Lamarck, 1816
References
edit- ^ Williams G.C., 1990: The Pennatulacea of southern Africa (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). Annals Of The South African Museum. 99(4): 31-119. ISBN 0 86813 109 1
- ^ Williams, G. (2015). Virgulariidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-31
- ^ Williams, G. (2015) A new genus and species of pennatulacean octocoral from equatorial West Africa (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Virgulariidae). ZooKeys 546, 39-50
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