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Clavularia sp.
Super Group:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Alcyonacea
Family:
Clavulariidae
Genus:
Clavularia
Species:
sp;
Synonym(s):
Rhizoxenia Ehrenberg, 1834
Diagnosis
Colonies encrusting, often forming large sheets. Polyps retractile, connected by band-like or spreading stolons. Besides basal stolons polyps may also be connected by some elevated stolons. Pinnules of tentacles are long and conspicuous. Sclerites thorny or tuberculate rods, spindles, or needles. Colour of colonies greenish, brownish, whitish. Zooxanthellae present.
Type species
Type species: Clavularia viridis Quoy and Gaimard, 1834
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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| Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbiodinium sp. | Great Barrier Reef |
(2004) Closely related Symbiodinium spp. differ in relative dominance in coral reef host communities across environmental, latitudinal and biogeographic gradients. Marine Ecology Progress Series 284:147 - 161. doi: 10.3354/meps284147 |
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| Symbiodinium- clade D | Torres strait |
(2005) Diversity of algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) in octocorals: the roles of geography and host relationships. Molecular Ecology 14:2403 - 2417. doi: 10.1111/mec.2005.14.issue-810.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02545.x |
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| Symbiodinium- clade D | Long Island |
(2005) Diversity of algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) in octocorals: the roles of geography and host relationships. Molecular Ecology 14:2403 - 2417. doi: 10.1111/mec.2005.14.issue-810.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02545.x |
