''Cladiella'' is a
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
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 in ...
. 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 fluid, serous and muc ...
. 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 catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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lists the following species:
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Cladiella arborea''
(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''
(Macfadyen, 1936)
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Cladiella bottai''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella brachyclados''
Ehrenberg, 1834
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Cladiella ceylonica''
(Pratt, 1905)
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Cladiella conifera''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella crassa''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella daphnae''
van Ofwegen & Benayahu, 1992
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Cladiella densa''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella devaneyi
''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, 1977
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Cladiella digitulatum''
(Klunzinger, 1877)
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Cladiella dollfusi''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1943)
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Cladiella echinata
''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 elegantissima
''Cladiella elegantissima'' is a species of soft corals in the genus ''Cladiella
''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 a ...
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(May, 1899)
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Cladiella elongata
''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 exigua
''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 foliacea
''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 germaini
''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 globulifera
''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 globuliferoides
''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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(Thomson & Dean, 1931)
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Cladiella gracilis
''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 hartogi
''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 & Chou, 2010
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Cladiella hicksoni
''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 hirsuta
''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 humesi''
Verseveldt, 1974
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Cladiella irregularis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella kashmani''
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''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella latissima''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella letourneuxi''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella lineata''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella madagascarensis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella michelini''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella minuta''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella multiloba''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella pachyclados''
(Klunzinger, 1877)
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Cladiella papillosa''
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''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella ramosa''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella rotundata''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella scabra''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella similis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella sphaerophora''
(Ehrenberg, 1834)
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Cladiella steineri''
Verseveldt, 1982
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Cladiella studeri''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella subtilis''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Cladiella suezensis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tenuis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella thomsoni''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tualerensis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tuberculoides''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella tuberculosa''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Cladiella tuberosa''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
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Cladiella variabilis''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1944)
References
Alcyoniidae
Octocorallia genera
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