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Flagellate False Plexaura

Pseudoplexaura flagellosa

Classification

Pseudoplexaura is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae. They form tall, branching, tree-like colonies and are native to reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: Pseudoplexaura crucis Bayer, 1961 Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772) Pseudoplexaura wagenaari (Stiasny, 1941) Uses Pseudoplexaura spp.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 13France · 2Mexico · 1