Parasphaerasclera

Parasphaerasclera is a genus of soft coral. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Parasphaerascleridae.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCnidaria
ClassAnthozoa
OrderScleralcyonacea
FamilyParasphaerascleridae

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Specimen records: 2
Family: Parasphaerascleridae
Collections: USNM, WAM
Recorded in: United States, Australia

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Image: Parasphaerasclera aurea 15540246 (cropped).jpg

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taxon name: Parasphaerasclera
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Parasphaerasclera

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Parasphaerasclera is a genus of soft coral. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Parasphaerascleridae.

== Species == The following species are recognized: Parasphaerasclera albiflora (Utinomi, 1957) Parasphaerasclera aurea (Benayahu & Schleyer, 1995) Parasphaerasclera grayi (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Parasphaerasclera kimberleyensis Bryce, Poliseno, Alderslade & Vargas, 2015 Parasphaerasclera mcfaddenae Quattrini, Morrissey & McCartin, 2025 Parasphaerasclera morifera (Tixier-Durivault, 1954) Parasphaerasclera nezdoliyi (Dautova & Savinkin, 2009) Parasphaerasclera rotifera (Thomson, 1910) Parasphaerasclera valdiviae (Kukenthal, 1906)) (Valdivian soft coral) Parasphaerasclera zanahoria (Williams, 2000)

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