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Prickly alcyonarian

Dendronephthya spp.

AnimalsCnidariaAlcyonids (Soft corals)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Soft coraBritish English
Alcyonaire épineuxFrench (France)
Alcyonaire translucideFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Dendronephthya spp.

GBIF — Dendronephthya

Sources

LE BRIS Sylvain, WEINBERG Steven in : DORIS, 06/12/2020 : Dendronephthya spp. Kukenthal, 1905, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2236

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 09/04/2023 : Dendronephthya spp., https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2630

Modification history

Modified by Jean-Pierre CASTILLO on 09/04/2023

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