''Virgularia'' 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
sea pen
Sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea. There are 14 families within the order; 35 extant genera, and it is estimated that of 450 described species, around 200 are valid. Sea pens have a cos ...
in the
family
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Virgulariidae
Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Characteristics
Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.Williams G.C., 19 ...
.
Species
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Virgularia abies'' Kölliker, 1870
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Virgularia agassizi'' Studer, 1894
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Virgularia alba'' (Nutting, 1912)
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Virgularia brochi'' Kükenthal, 1915
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Virgularia bromleyi'' Kölliker, 1880
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Virgularia densa'' Tixier-Durivault, 1966
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Virgularia galapagensis'' Hickson, 1930
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Virgularia glacialis'' Kölliker, 1870
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Virgularia gracilis''
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Virgularia gracillima
''Virgularia'' is a genus of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae
Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Characteristics
Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. Th ...
'' Kõlliker, 1880
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Virgularia gustaviana'' (Herklots, 1863)
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Virgularia halisceptrum'' Broch, 1910
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Virgularia juncea'' (Pallas, 1766)
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Virgularia kophameli'' May, 1899
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Virgularia loveni'' Utinomi, 1971
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Virgularia mirabilis'' (Müller, 1776)
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Virgularia presbytes'' Bayer, 1955
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Virgularia reinwardti
''Virgularia'' is a genus of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae.
Species
*'' Virgularia abies'' Kölliker, 1870
*'' Virgularia agassizi'' Studer, 1894
*'' Virgularia alba'' (Nutting, 1912)
*'' Virgularia brochi'' Kükenthal, 1915
*'' Virgularia ...
'' Herklots, 1858
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Virgularia rumphi
''Virgularia'' is a genus of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae.
Species
*'' Virgularia abies'' Kölliker, 1870
*'' Virgularia agassizi'' Studer, 1894
*'' Virgularia alba'' (Nutting, 1912)
*''Virgularia brochi'' Kükenthal, 1915
*''Virgulari ...
'' Kölliker, 1870
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Virgularia schultzei
The feathery sea pen (''Virgularia schultzei'') is a species of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae
Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Characteristics
Colonies are bilateral, l ...
'' Kukenthal, 1910
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Virgularia tuberculata
''Virgularia'' is a genus of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae.
Species
*'' Virgularia abies'' Kölliker, 1870
*'' Virgularia agassizi'' Studer, 1894
*'' Virgularia alba'' (Nutting, 1912)
*'' Virgularia brochi'' Kükenthal, 1915
*'' Virgularia ...
'' Marshall, 1883
References
Virgulariidae
Octocorallia genera
Bioluminescent cnidarians
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