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Swiftia
Swiftia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Swiftia
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 [1]
Species
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Swiftia is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

With tentacles spread for feeding

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b van Ofwegen, Leen (2011). "Swiftia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-13.