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 ...
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Cnidaria
Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroid (zoology), hydroids, ...
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family
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Primnoidae
Primnoidae is a family of soft corals.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:
*'' Abyssoprimnoa'' Cairns, 2015
*'' Acanthoprimnoa'' Cairns & Bayer, 2004
*'' Aglaoprimnoa'' Bayer, 1996
*'' Aini ...
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Species
*'' Primnoeides brochi'' Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010Zapata-Guardiola, R. & López-González, P. (2010). Two new gorgonian genera (Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from Southern Ocean waters. ''Polar Biology'', 33(3), 313–320.
*'' Primnoeides flagellum'' Taylor & Rogers, 2017Taylor, M. L. & Rogers, A. D. (2017). Primnoidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) of the southwest Indian Ocean: new species, genus revisions, and systematics. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'', 181(1), 70–97.
*'' Primnoeides kuekenthali'' (Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010)Zapata-Guardiola, R. & López-González, P. (2010). Redescription of ''Thouarella brucei'' Thomson and Ritchie, 1906 (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Primnoidae) and description of two new Antarctic primnoid species. ''Zootaxa'', 2616, 48–68.
*'' Primnoeides sertularoides'' Wright & Studer, 1889