genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
coral
Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important Coral ...
in the family
Gorgoniidae
Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America.
Characteristics
Originally the members of the family Go ...
family.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
lists the following
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
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Eunicella alba
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollike ...
Eunicella albicans
The whip fan (''Eunicella albicans''), also called the flagellar sea fan, is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Eunicellidae.McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2023). World List of Octocorallia. ''Eunicella a ...
Eunicella ctenocelloides
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
Eunicella densa
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolli ...
'' Kükenthal, 1917
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Eunicella dubia
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Studer, 1890
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Eunicella filifica
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella filiformis
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' (Studer, 1879)
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Eunicella filum
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella furcata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolli ...
'' (Koch)
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Eunicella gazella
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolli ...
'' Studer, 1878
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Eunicella germaini
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Stiasny, 1937
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Eunicella gracilis
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella granulata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella hendersoni
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Kükenthal, 1908
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Eunicella kochi
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*''Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollike ...
'' (Studer, 1901)
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Eunicella labiata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Thomson, 1927
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Eunicella lata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Kükenthal, 1917
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Eunicella modesta
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Verrill, 1883
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Eunicella multituberculata
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Stiasny, 1935
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Eunicella palma
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' (Esper)
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Eunicella papillifera
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Edwards & Haime, 1857
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Eunicella papillosa
The nippled sea fan ''Eunicella microthela'' (Lamouroux, 1816) previously known by the junior synonym ''Eunicella papillosa'' (Esper, 1797), is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae.McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; ...
'' (Esper, 1797)
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Eunicella pendula
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Kükenthal, 1908
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Eunicella pergamentacea
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Ridley, 1882
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Eunicella pillsbury
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Grasshoff, 1992
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Eunicella pustulosa
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kol ...
'' Stiasny, 1935
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Eunicella racemosa
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
Eunicella singularis
''Eunicella singularis'', the white gorgonian, is a species of Colony (biology), colonial soft coral, a Gorgonian, sea fan in the family (biology), family Gorgoniidae. It is found in the western Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea. It ...
'' (Esper, 1791)
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Eunicella tenuis
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
*''Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766)
*'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny
*''Eunicella albicans'' (Kollik ...
'' Verrill, 1869
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Eunicella tricoronata
The sinuous sea fan (''Eunicella tricoronata'') is a species of gorgonian sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae.
Description
This fan is flattened and has curving branches which all tend to grow in the same plane. It may be mustard yellow to orange ...
'' Velimirov, 1971
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Eunicella verrucosa
''Eunicella verrucosa'', the broad sea fan, pink sea fan or warty gorgonian, is a species of colonial Gorgonian "soft coral" in the family Gorgoniidae. It is native to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.
Descri ...