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Swiftia
Sign in to saveSwiftia is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. thumb|right|With tentacles spread for feeding
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderMalacalcyonacea
- FamilyPlexauridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 230
- With media
- 97
- Family
- Plexauridae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Chile, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plexauridae
- Image
- Swiftia.jpg
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- Swiftia
- taxon name
- Swiftia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
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Swiftia is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. thumb|right|With tentacles spread for feeding
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
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