Kingdom Animalia Family Nephtheidae Rank Genus | Class Anthozoa Phylum Cnidaria Order Alcyonacea | |
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Similar Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, Gorgonocephalus, Anthomastus | ||
New species of deep sea coral gersemia juliepackardae
Gersemia is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. Species in this genus are found in cold temperate and polar seas at depths ranging from 20 metres (66 ft) to over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). The type species is Gersemia loricata.
Contents
- New species of deep sea coral gersemia juliepackardae
- The corals of nova scotia gersemia
- Characteristics
- Species
- References
The corals of nova scotia gersemia
Characteristics
Colonies of Gersemia are arborescent, growing erectly with one main stem. The polyps are most numerous at the branch tips and are unable to retract into the calyces. The walls of the stalk and branches are stiffened with sclerites which are often brightly coloured. Corals in this genus do not contain zooxanthellae, the microalgae symbionts found in some other corals.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:
References
Gersemia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA