Plexaurella nutans | |
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Coral reef assembly with Plexaurella nutans at right back | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Plexauridae |
Genus: | Plexaurella |
Species: | P. nutans
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Binomial name | |
Plexaurella nutans (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)[1]
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Plexaurella nutans, the giant slit-pore sea rod, is a tall species of soft coral in the family Plexauridae. It is a relatively uncommon species and is found in shallow seas in the Caribbean region.