Order Summary for Alcyonacea
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Main Ref. |
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Order |
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Alcyonacea soft corals |
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Anthozoa |
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M years |
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Occurs in |
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Marine |
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Brackish |
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Families |
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( n = ) - Acanthogorgiidae Acrophytidae Acrossotidae Alcyoniidae Anthothelidae Arulidae Briareidae Chrysogorgiidae Clavulariidae Coelogorgiidae Coralliidae Cornulariidae Corymbophytidae Ellisellidae Gorgoniidae Haimeidae Ifalukellidae Isididae Keroeididae Leptophytidae Melithaeidae Nephtheidae Nidaliidae Paragorgiidae Paralcyoniidae Parisididae Pleurogorgiidae Plexauridae Primnoidae Pseudogorgiidae Spongiodermidae Subergorgiidae Taiaroidae Tubiporidae Xeniidae |