Plexaura

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

Plexaura
Black sea rod (Plexaura homomalla)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Plexauridae
Genus:	Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812 [1]
Species
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Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:[1]

Plexaura aggregata Nutting, 1910 Plexaura arbuscula Duchassaing, 1850 Plexaura atra (Verrill, 1901) Plexaura attenuata Nutting, 1910 Plexaura capoblancoi Stiasny, 1936 Plexaura corticosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 Plexaura dubia Kölliker, 1865 Plexaura edwardsi Moser, 1921 Plexaura ehrenbergi Kölliker, 1865 Plexaura esperi Verrill, 1907 Plexaura flava Nutting, 1910 Plexaura flavida (Lamarck, 1815) Plexaura flexuosula Kükenthal, 1917 Plexaura fusca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

Plexaura hartmeyeri Moser, 1921 Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1792) Plexaura kukenthali Moser, 1921 Plexaura kuna Lasker, Kim & Coffroth, 1996 Plexaura laevigata Moser, 1921 Plexaura miniacea Ehrenberg, 1834 Plexaura nina Bayer & Deichmann, 1958 Plexaura pinnata Nutting, 1910 Plexaura porosa (Esper, 1794) Plexaura racemosa Valenciennes, 1855 Plexaura ramosa Moser, 1921 Plexaura turgida (Ehrenberg, 1834) Plexaura valenciennesi Wright & Studer, 1889 Plexaura volvata Kunze, 1917

References

1. van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-09.