species: Klyxum sp. 2 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Klyxum sp. 2


©Anne Hoggett: Klyxum sp. 2 at the lagoon entrance bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Klyxum sp. 2 at the lagoon entrance bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Klyxum sp. 2 at the lagoon entrance bommie, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Malacalcyonacea
Family Cladiellidae
Genus Klyxum
Species Klyxum sp. 2

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

Soft, fleshy, lobed colonies that are evenly covered with contractile polyps.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Alderslade, P. (2000). Four new genera of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with notes on the classification of some established taxa. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, 74: 237-249. LIRS catalog number 90290.
  • Fabricius, K. and P. Alderslade (2001). Soft corals and sea fans: A comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea Australian Institute of Marine Science and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia.