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Veretillidae

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Veretillidae
Cavernularia obesa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Pennatulacea
Suborder: Sessiliflorae
Family: Veretillidae
Herklots, 1858[1]
Genera

Veretillidae is a family of sea pens.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Notices pour servir à l’étude des Polypiers Nageurs ou Pennatulides. J.A. Herklots, Journal Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 1858, Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 1-30
  2. ^ The pennatulacean genus Cavernularia Valenciennes (Octocorallia: Veretillidae). Gary C. Williams, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 1989, Volume 95, Issue 4, pages 285–310, doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1989.tb02313.x
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