species: Briareum stechei in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Briareum stechei


©Ryan McMinds: Briareum stechei at Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island. Photo identified by Dr Phil Alderslade through iNaturalist.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Alcyonacea
Family Briaridae
Genus Briareum
Species Briareum stechei

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Averaging 4000 cm (or more, colony width)

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References

  • Samimi-Namin, K. and L.P. van Ofwegen (2016). Overview of the genus Briareum (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Briareidae) in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zookeys, 577: 1-44. LIRS catalog number 90281.