Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the order Malacalcyonacea. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.
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Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the order Malacalcyonacea. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.
==Genera== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: Clavularia Blainville, 1830 Hanabira Lau, Stokvis, Imahara & Reimer, 2019 Knopia Alderslade & McFadden, 2007
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