Overview
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A Family in the Kingdom Animalia.
Taxonomy
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The Family Plexauridae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (44): Acanthacis · Acanthomuricea · Alaskagorgia · Anthomuricea · Anthoplexaura · Astrogorgia · Astromuricea · Bebryce · Caliacis · Calicogorgia · Caligorgia · Cryogorgia · Dentomuricea · Echinogorgia · Echinomuricea · Elasmogorgia · Eunicea · Euplexaura · Heterogorgia · Hypnogorgia · Lapidogorgia · Lepidomuricea · Lytreia · Menacella · Menella · Mesogligorgia · Muricea · Muriceides · Muriceopsis · Paracis · Paramuricea · Paraplexaura · Placogorgia · Plexaura · Plexaurella · Plexauroides · Psammogorgia · Pseudoplexaura · Scleracis · Spinimuricea · Swiftia · Thesea · Trimuricea · Villogorgia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 535 species and subspecies in the Family Plexauridae.
Genera
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Acanthacis
Acanthomuricea
Alaskagorgia
Anthomuricea
Anthoplexaura
Astrogorgia
Astromuricea
Bebryce
Caliacis
Calicogorgia
Caligorgia
Cryogorgia
Dentomuricea
Echinogorgia
Echinomuricea
Elasmogorgia
Eunicea
Euplexaura
Heterogorgia
Hypnogorgia
Lapidogorgia
Lepidomuricea
Lytreia
Menacella
Menella
Mesogligorgia
Muricea
Muriceides
Muriceopsis
Paracis
Paramuricea
Paraplexaura
Placogorgia
Plexaura
Plexaurella
Plexauroides
Psammogorgia
Pseudoplexaura
Scleracis
Spinimuricea
Swiftia
Thesea
Trimuricea
Villogorgia
At least 32 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Villogorgia.
More info about the Genus Villogorgia may be found here.
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