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Virgulariidae
Sign in to saveVirgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Species
Виргулариды
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleralcyonacea
- FamilyVirgulariidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 68
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Virgulariidae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, NMV, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Chile, Australia, Costa Rica
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- Image
- Virgularia schultzei12.jpg
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- Virgulariidae
- taxon name
- Virgulariidae
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- Category:Virgulariidae
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Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
==Characteristics== Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.
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