Growth form (basic octocorallia)

ID: 576

Class: Morphological

Description:

Growth forms of octocorals coarsely categorized by Fabricius & Gómez-Gras. This trait is a sub-classification of the Type of growth trait into broad groups depending on basic morphological features such as the presence of stem/stalk, the presence of stolons, lobes…etc.

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Editor: Katharina Fabricius (contact)

Observations

Pteronisis provocatoris

Pteronisis whiteleggei

Pterostenella anatole

Pterostenella plumatilis

Ptilella bellissima

Ptilella grandis

Ptilella grayi

Ptilella inflata

Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Ptilosarcus undulatus

Pyrogorgia lemnos

Quattuoria pallida

Radicipes aureus

Radicipes challengeri

Radicipes gracilis