DSG - Virgularia

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Virgularia Author: Lamarck, 1816 Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2003: T530-02 Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Anthozoa (class) Octocorallia (subclass) Scleralcyonacea (order) Pennatuloidea (superfamily) Virgulariidae (family) Virgularia (genus) Description General: Identified from samples collected in Monterey Canyon from dive V3209. Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, soft sediment. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Gary Williams, California Academy of Sciences. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Williams, G. C. (2001). First record of a bioluminescent soft coral: description of a disjunct population of Eleutherobia grayi (Thomson and Dean, 1921) from the Solomon Islands, with a review of bioluminescence in the octocorallia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 52: 209-225. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Virgularia (Lamarck, 1816) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Virgularia. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.
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