
''Keratoisis'' is a genus of
deep-sea bamboo
coral in the family
Isididae
Bamboo coral, family Isididae, is a family of mostly deep-sea coral of the phylum Cnidaria. It is a commonly recognized inhabitant of the deep sea, due to the clearly articulated skeletons of the species. Deep water coral species such as this ...
, containing the following species:
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Keratoisis chuni''
(Kükenthal, 1915)
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Keratoisis flabellum''
(Nutting, 1908)
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Keratoisis flexibilis''
(Pourtales, 1868)
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Keratoisis glaesa''
(Grant, 1976)
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Keratoisis gracilis''
(Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
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Keratoisis grandiflora''
Studer, 1878
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Keratoisis grandis''
(Nutting, 1908)
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Keratoisis grayi''
(Wright, 1869)
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Keratoisis hikurangiensis''
(Grant, 1976)
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Keratoisis japonica''
Studer, 1878
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Keratoisis macrospiculata''
(Kükenthal, 1915)
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Keratoisis magnifica''
Dueñas, Alderslade & Sánchez, 2014
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Keratoisis microspiculata''
Molander, 1929
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Keratoisis palmae''
(Wright & Studer, 1889)
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Keratoisis paucispinosa''
(Wright & Studer, 1889)
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Keratoisis peara''
Dueñas, Alderslade & Sánchez, 2014
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Keratoisis philippinensis''
(Wright & Studer, 1889)
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Keratoisis projecta''
(Grant, 1976)
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Keratoisis siemensii''
Studer, 1878
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Keratoisis squarrosa''
(Kükenthal, 1915)
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Keratoisis tangentis''
(Grant, 1976)
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Keratoisis wrighti''
(Nutting, 1910)
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Keratoisis zelandica''
(Grant, 1976)
References
Isididae
Bioluminescent cnidarians
Octocorallia genera
{{Octocorallia-stub