Parasphaerasclera

Parasphaerasclera aurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleralcyonacea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Scleralcyonacea

Familia: Parasphaerascleridae
Genus: Parasphaerasclera
Species: P. albiflora – P. aurea – P. grayi – P. kimberleyensis – P. morifera – P. nezdoliyi – P. rotifera – P. valdiviae – P. zanahoria

Name

Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

ZooBank: F0625B3D-65FD-4B94-A535-2FFA46D84AD1

Type species: Alcyonium rotiferum J.S. Thomson, 1910 (original designation)

Etymology: Gender feminine.

References

Primary references

• McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. 2013. Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). ZooKeys 346: 59–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.346.6270 Reference page. 

Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743777 on 2020-10-01

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