Rumphella sp.
Super Group:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Alcyonacea
Family:
Gorgoniidae
Genus:
Rumphella
Species:
sp.
Diagnosis
Colonies bushy with rounded branches. Colonies grey, light yellow or light brown. Surface layer of coenenchyme with wart-clubs. Interior with spindles. Zooxanthellae present.
Type species
Type species: Rumphella antipathes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Symbiodinium- clade C | Great Barrier Reef |
Diversity of algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) in octocorals: the roles of geography and host relationships. Molecular Ecology 14:2403 - 2417. doi: 10.1111/mec.2005.14.issue-810.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02545.x (2005) |