The New Octocorallia: Scleralcyonacea (And A Few Remaining Mysteries)

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Having now fully explored the Malacalcyonacea Part 1 and Part 2, it’s time to turn our attention to its sister group, the order Scleralcyonacea. These clades are roughly equivalent in terms of species-level diversity, but whereas the malacalcyonaceans included many corals familiar to aquarists, the scleralcyonaceans are much more rarely seen in captivity. A large…
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