Plexaurella nutans

Plexaurella nutans
Coral reef assembly with Plexaurella nutans at right back
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Plexaurella
Species:
P. nutans
Binomial name
Plexaurella nutans
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Campanularia flabellata Hincks, 1866

Plexaurella nutans, the giant slit-pore sea rod, is a tall species of soft coral in the family Plexauridae. It is a relatively uncommon species and is found in shallow seas in the Caribbean region.

  1. ^ van Ofwegen, Leen (2012). "Plexaurella nutans (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-12-18.