''Cladiella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in
reef aquaria
A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately ...
. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are sticky to the touch owing to the production of much
mucus
Mucus ( ) is a slippery aqueous secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. It is typically produced from cells found in mucous glands, although it may also originate from mixed glands, which contain both serous and mucous cells. It ...
. They are creamy or pale grey in colour. The
polyps are fully retractable and give the colony a fluffy look when extended. They may be a contrasting green or brown hue.
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 list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...
lists the following species:
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Cladiella arborea
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Utinomi, 1954)
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Cladiella arbusculoides''
Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1978
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Cladiella aspera''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella australis
''Cladiella australis'' is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniidae is a family of leathery or soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria.[Cladiella bottai
''Cladiella'' is a genus of Alcyonacea, soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in Reef aquarium, reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded ...]
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella brachyclados
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Ehrenberg, 1834
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Cladiella ceylonica
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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(Pratt, 1905)
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Cladiella conifera
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella crassa
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella daphnae
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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van Ofwegen & Benayahu, 1992
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Cladiella densa
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella devaneyi''
Verseveldt, 1977
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Cladiella digitulatum
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Klunzinger, 1877)
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Cladiella dollfusi''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella echinata''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella elegantissima''
(May, 1899)
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Cladiella elongata''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella exigua''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella foliacea''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella germaini''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1942)
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Cladiella globulifera''
(Klunzinger, 1877)
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Cladiella globuliferoides''
(Thomson & Dean, 1931)
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Cladiella gracilis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella hartogi''
Benayahu & Chou, 2010
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Cladiella hicksoni''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella hirsuta''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella humesi
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Verseveldt, 1974
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Cladiella irregularis
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella kashmani
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Benayahu & Schleyer, 1996
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Cladiella klunzingeri''
Thomson & Simpson, 1909
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Cladiella krempfi''
(Hickson, 1919)
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Cladiella kukenthali''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1942)
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Cladiella laciniosa
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella latissima
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella letourneuxi''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella lineata
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella madagascarensis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella michelini
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella minuta
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella multiloba
''Cladiella'' is a genus of Alcyonacea, soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in Reef aquarium, reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella pachyclados
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Klunzinger, 1877)
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Cladiella papillosa
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1942
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Cladiella pauciflora''
Ehrenberg, 1834
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Cladiella prattae''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella pulchra
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella ramosa
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella rotundata
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella scabra''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella similis
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella sphaerophora
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Ehrenberg, 1834)
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Cladiella steineri''
Verseveldt, 1982
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Cladiella studeri
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella subtilis
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella suezensis
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tenuis
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella thomsoni
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tualerensis
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tuberculoides
''Cladiella'' is a genus of Alcyonacea, soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in Reef aquarium, reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tuberculosa''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Cladiella tuberosa
''Cladiella'' is a genus of soft corals native to the Indo-Pacific region. These corals are commonly known as colt corals or finger leather corals and are often kept in reef aquaria. They grow fast, have short rounded or conical lobes and are s ...
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella variabilis
''Cladiella variabilis'' is a species of coral. It has been recorded in the Gulf of Suez.
References
Alcyoniidae
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(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
References
Alcyoniidae
Octocorallia genera
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