Plexaurella nutans: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Malacalcyonacea
Family
Plexaurellidae
Genus
Plexaurella
Species
Plexaurella nutans
Scientific Name
Plexaurella nutans

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Plexaurella nutans

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.

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