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Paramuricea

Paramuricea is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

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Paramuricea

Paramuricea clavata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Malacalcyonacea
Family:	Plexauridae
Genus:	Paramuricea Koelliker, 1865 ¹
Species
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Paramuricea is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:¹

Paramuricea aequatorialis Wright & Studer, 1889
Paramuricea biscaya Grasshoff, 1977
Paramuricea candida Grasshoff, 1977
Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826)
Paramuricea echinata Deichmann, 1936
Paramuricea grandis Verrill, 1883
Paramuricea grayi (Johnson, 1861)
Paramuricea hawaiensis Nutting, 1908
Paramuricea hirsuta (Gray, 1851)
Paramuricea hyalina Kükenthal, 1919
Paramuricea indica Thomson & Henderson, 1906

Paramuricea intermedia Kölliker, 1865
Paramuricea johnsoni (Studer, 1878)
Paramuricea laxa Wright & Studer, 1889
Paramuricea macrospina (Koch, 1882)
Paramuricea multispina Deichmann, 1936
Paramuricea placomus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Paramuricea ramosa Wright & Studer, 1889
Paramuricea robusta Thomson & Ritchie, 1906
Paramuricea spinosa Kölliker, 1865
Paramuricea tenuis Verrill, 1883

References

References

van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Paramuricea Koelliker, 1865". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-14.