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Muricea galapagensis Deichmann, 1941

coral blando, gorgonia, Soft coral, gorgonian

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Anthozoa

Order
Malacalcyonacea

Suborder
Holaxonia

Family
Plexauridae

Genus
Muricea

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Deichmann, E. (1941) Coelenterates collected on the Presidential Cruise of 1938. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 99(10): 1-17.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Muricea galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9674. Accessed 5 November 2026.