Plexaura sp.
Super Group:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Alcyonacea
Family:
Plexauridae
Genus:
Plexaura
Species:
sp.
Diagnosis
Plexaurids with cortical spiculation divided into three layers: outer layer clubs (chiefly leaf-clubs), often with some unilaterally foliate capstans or spindles; middle layer predominantly spindles of large (up to 2 mm) or moderate size; inner layer (=axial sheath) with capstans of deep reddish purple color predominating. Anthocodiae strongly armed with spindles forming a crown with 8 points, flattened rods in the backs of the tentacles, and sometimes a collaret.
Original description
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SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Symbiodinium sp. | Bahamas | (1991) | |
Symbiodinium sp. | Western Caribbean |
The Relative Significance of Host–Habitat, Depth, and Geography on the Ecology, Endemism, and Speciation of Coral Endosymbionts in the Genus Symbiodinium. Microbial Ecology 60:250 - 263. doi: 10.1007/s00248-010-9681-y (2010) |