Homophyton
Gorgonian twig coral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Spongiodermidae
Genus: Homophyton
Gray, 1866
Species

2 species, see below

Homophyton is a genus of corals in the family Spongiodermidae.[1] This genus is found only off the coast of southern Africa.

Species

There are two species in the genus:

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Homophyton Gray, 1866". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 24 July 2013.


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