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Cavernularia Valenciennes ex Milne-Edwards & Haime 1850

Cavernularia (cnidarian)

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Cavernularia is a genus of marine cnidarians in the family Veretillidae.^[1]

The genus contains bioluminescent species.^[2]

Species

Cavernularia capitata Williams, 1989
Cavernularia chuni Kükenthal & Broch, 1911
Cavernularia clavata Kükenthal & Broch, 1911
Cavernularia dayi Tixier-Durivault, 1954
Cavernularia dedeckeri Williams, 1989
Cavernularia elegans (Herklots, 1858)
Cavernularia glans Kölliker, 1872
Cavernularia habereri Moroff, 1902
Cavernularia kuekenthali Lopez Gonzalez, Gili & Williams, 2000
Cavernularia lutkenii Kölliker, 1872
Cavernularia malabarica Fowler, 1894
Cavernularia mirifica Tixier-Durivault, 1963
Cavernularia obesa Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835)
Cavernularia vansyoci Williams, 2005

References

^ 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
^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.

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Cavernularia (cnidarian): Brief Summary

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Cavernularia is a genus of marine cnidarians in the family Veretillidae.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.

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