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Eunephthya

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Eunephthya
cauliflower soft coral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Nephtheidae
Genus: Eunephthya
Verrill, 1869[1]

Eunephthya is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. The genus is only known from South Africa[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eunephthya Verrill, 1869". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ McFadden C.F. & Van Ofwegen L.P. 2012. A revision of the soft coral genus, Eunephthya Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa Zootaxa 3485 1-25