Eunicea

Eunicea is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. These branched octocorals typically have knobby protuberances from which the polyps protrude. They are often stiffened by purple sclerites and some colonies, in brightly lit back-reef areas are purple, though most colonies are brown or grey. The polyps in some species are large and feathery in appearance. The growth of these corals is rapid and they can be kept in a reef aquarium.[2]

Eunicea
Eunicea mammosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Eunicea
Lamouroux, 1816 [1]
Species
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Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:[3]

References
  1. van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  2. Sprung, Julian (2004-03-01). "Aquarium Invertebrates: Caribbean Gorgonians: Beauty in Motion". Advanced Aquarist. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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