Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the suborder Stolonifera. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.
Clavulariidae | |
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Clavularia crassa with eggs | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Suborder: | Stolonifera |
Family: | Clavulariidae Hickson, 1894 [1] |
Genera | |
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The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]