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Keratoisis
Sign in to savethumb|Fragments of Keratoisis melitensis (Goldfuss, 1826) from the Lower Pleistocene of Cape Milazzo, Sicily, Italy. Keratoisis is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral in the family Keratosididae, containing the following species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleralcyonacea
- FamilyKeratoisididae
Habitatmarine
Observations2
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 269
- With media
- 172
- Family
- Isididae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, United States
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thumb|Fragments of Keratoisis melitensis (Goldfuss, 1826) from the Lower Pleistocene of Cape Milazzo, Sicily, Italy. Keratoisis is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral in the family Keratosididae, containing the following species:
==References==
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