Dendrobrachia

Dendrobrachia
Dendrobrachia fallax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Family: Dendrobrachiidae
Brook, 1889
Genus: Dendrobrachia
Brook, 1889

Dendrobrachia is a genus of soft corals in the monotypic family Dendrobrachiidae.[1] Dendrobrachiidae is in the order Scleralcyonacea.[2][3]

Species

The following species are recognized within the genus:[1]

  • Dendrobrachia bonsai López-González & Cunha, 2010
  • Dendrobrachia fallax Brook, 1889
  • Dendrobrachia multispina Opresko & Bayer, 1991
  • Dendrobrachia paucispina Opresko & Bayer, 1991
  • Dendrobrachia sarmentosa López-González & Cunha, 2010

References

  1. ^ a b World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Dendrobrachia Brook, 1889". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ^ World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Scleralcyonacea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Dendrobrachiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.