Cavernularia (cnidarian)
Cavernularia is a genus of marine cnidarians in the family Veretillidae.[1]
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| Cavernularia obesa | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Pennatulacea |
| Family: | Veretillidae |
| Genus: | Cavernularia (Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850) |
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]
Species
- Cavernularia capitata Williams, 1989
- Cavernularia chuni Kükenthal & Broch, 1911
- Cavernularia clavata Kükenthal & Broch, 1911
- Cavernularia dayi Tixier-Durivault, 1954
- Cavernularia dedeckeri Williams, 1989
- Cavernularia elegans (Herklots, 1858)
- Cavernularia glans Kölliker, 1872
- Cavernularia habereri Moroff, 1902
- Cavernularia kuekenthali Lopez Gonzalez, Gili & Williams, 2000
- Cavernularia lutkenii Kölliker, 1872
- Cavernularia malabarica Fowler, 1894
- Cavernularia mirifica Tixier-Durivault, 1963
- Cavernularia obesa Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
- Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835)
- Cavernularia vansyoci Williams, 2005
References
- The pennatulacean genus Cavernularia Valenciennes (Octocorallia: Veretillidae). Gary C. Williams, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 1989, Volume 95, Issue 4, pages 285–310, doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1989.tb02313.x
- 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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