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Swiftia Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864

Swiftia

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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]

Swiftia africana (Kükenthal, 1919)
Swiftia borealis (Kramp, 1930)
Swiftia casta (Verrill, 1883)
Swiftia comauensis Breedy, Cairns & Haussermann, 2015
Swiftia dubia (Thomson, 1929)
Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Swiftia farallonesica Williams & Breedy, 2016
Swiftia kofoidi (Nutting, 1909)
Swiftia koreni (Studer, 1889)
Swiftia miniata (Valenciennes, 1855)
Swiftia pacifica (Nutting, 1912)
Swiftia pallida Madsen, 1970
Swiftia pourtalesii Deichmann, 1936
Swiftia rosea (Grieg, 1887)
Swiftia sibogae (Nutting, 1910)
Swiftia simplex (Nutting, 1909)
Swiftia spauldingi (Nutting, 1909)
Swiftia studeri (Nutting, 1910)
Swiftia torreyi (Nutting, 1909)

References

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

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Swiftia: Brief Summary

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Swiftia is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

With tentacles spread for feeding

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