Pseudoplexaura
Sign in to savePseudoplexaura is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They form tall, branching, tree-like colonies and are native to reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
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- OrderMalacalcyonacea
- FamilyPlexauridae
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Pseudoplexaura is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They form tall, branching, tree-like colonies and are native to reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: Pseudoplexaura crucis Bayer, 1961 Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772) Pseudoplexaura wagenaari (Stiasny, 1941)
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