Clavulariidae
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| Clavularia crassa with eggs | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Suborder: | Stolonifera |
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Clavulariidae Hickson, 1894 |
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Clavulariidae is a family of soft corals in the suborder Stolonifera. Colonies in this family consist of separate retractable polyps growing from a horizontal, encrusting stolon or basal membrane. The tissues are stiffened by sclerites.
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:
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