Dendronephthya

Dendronephthya
	Dendronephthya sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Malacalcyonacea
Family:	Nephtheidae
Genus:	Dendronephthya; Kükenthal, 1905
Synonyms
	Spongodes;

Dendronephthya is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae.^[2] There are over 250 described species in this genus. They are sometimes kept in aquariums, but are notoriously difficult to keep, requiring a near constant supply of small foods such as phytoplankton.

Species

Dendronephthya acaulis Kükenthal, 1906
Dendronephthya aculeata Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya agaricoides Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya alba Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya albogilva Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya alcocki Thomson & Henderson, 1906
Dendronephthya alexanderi Nutting, 1908
Dendronephthya amaebisclera Thomson & Dean, 1931
Dendronephthya ambigua Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya andamanensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya andersoni Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya anguina Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya annectens Sherriffs, 1922
Dendronephthya arakanensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya arborea May, 1899
Dendronephthya arbuscula Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya argentea Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya armata Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya armifer Thomson & Dean, 1931
Dendronephthya aruensis Kükenthal, 1910
Dendronephthya aspera Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya aurantiaca Thomson & Henderson, 1906
Dendronephthya aurea Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya aurora Ridley, 1887
Dendronephthya australis Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya biformata Harrison, 1908
Dendronephthya binongkoensis Verseveldt, 1966
Dendronephthya boletiformis Ridley, 1887
Dendronephthya bonnieri Verseveldt, 1960
Dendronephthya booleyi Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya boschmai Verseveldt, 1966
Dendronephthya brachycaulos Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya brevirama Burchardt, 1898
Dendronephthya bruuni Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1991
Dendronephthya caerula Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya candida Pütter, 1900
Dendronephthya carnea Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya castanea Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya cervicornus Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya chimnoi Harrison, 1908
Dendronephthya cirsium Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya clara Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya clavata Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya cocosiensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya colemani Verseveldt, 1977
Dendronephthya collaris Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya colombiensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya composita Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya conica Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya coronata Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya costatorubra Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya crassa Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya crosslandi Thomson & Henderson, 1906
Dendronephthya crystallina Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya curvata Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya decipiens Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya decussatospinosa Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya delicatissima Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya dendritica Utinomi, 1954
Dendronephthya dendrophyta Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya densa Kükenthal, 1906
Dendronephthya depressa Kükenthal, 1895
Dendronephthya devexa Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya dichotoma Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya disciformis Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya divaricata Gray, 1862
Dendronephthya doederleini Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya dofleini Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya dollfusi Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya dromidicola Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya eburnea Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya echinata Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1959
Dendronephthya ehrenbergi Kükenthal, 1904
Dendronephthya electa Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya elegans Harrison, 1908
Dendronephthya elongata Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya erinacea Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya fallax Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya featherensis Verseveldt, 1977
Dendronephthya filigrana Kükenthal, 1906
Dendronephthya fischeri Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya flabellifera Studer, 1888
Dendronephthya flammea Sherriffs, 1922
Dendronephthya flava May, 1899
Dendronephthya florida Esper, 1791
Dendronephthya foliata Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya folifera Pütter, 1900
Dendronephthya formosa Gravier, 1908
Dendronephthya fragilis Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya furcata Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya fusca Studer, 1894
Dendronephthya ganjamensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya gardineri Thomson & Mackinnon, 1909
Dendronephthya gigantea Verrill, 1864
Dendronephthya gilva Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya gloriosa Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya golgotha Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya gracillima Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya grandiflora Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya gravieri Kükenthal, 1910
Dendronephthya gregoriensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya griffini Roxas, 1933
Dendronephthya guggenheimi Roxas, 1933
Dendronephthya habereri Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya hadzii Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1959
Dendronephthya halterosclera Thomson & Dean, 1931
Dendronephthya harrisoni Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya hartmeyeri Kükenthal, 1903
Dendronephthya hemprichi Klunzinger, 1877
Dendronephthya heterocyathus Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya hicksoni Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya hirsuta Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya hyalina Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya hystricosa Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1991
Dendronephthya inconfusa Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya inermis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya inhacaensis Verseveldt, 1960
Dendronephthya investigata Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya involuta Kükenthal, 1895
Dendronephthya irregularis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya japonica Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya jucunda Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya klunzingeri Studer, 1888
Dendronephthya koellikeri Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya kukenthali Gravier, 1908
Dendronephthya kukenthali Thomson & Henderson, 1906
Dendronephthya lanxifera Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya latipes Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya laxa Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya lokobeensis Verseveldt
Dendronephthya longicaulis Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya longispina Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya lutea Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya macrocaulis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya macrospina Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya magna Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya magnacantha Nutting, 1912
Dendronephthya malabarensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya malaya Roxas, 1933
Dendronephthya manyanensis Roxas, 1933
Dendronephthya marenzelleri Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya masoni Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya maxima Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya mayi Kükenthal, 1904
Dendronephthya merguiensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya mertoni Kükenthal, 1910
Dendronephthya mexicana Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya michaelseni Kükenthal, 1910
Dendronephthya microspiculata Pütter, 1900
Dendronephthya minima Verseveldt, 1966
Dendronephthya mirabilis Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962
Dendronephthya miriabilis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya mirifica Tixier-Durivault, 1972
Dendronephthya mollis Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya monticulosa Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya mortenseni Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1959
Dendronephthya moseri Roxas, 1933
Dendronephthya mucronata Pütter, 1900
Dendronephthya multispinosa Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya mutabilis Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya natalensis Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya nicobarensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya nigrescens Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya nigripes Nutting, 1912
Dendronephthya nigrotincta Ridley, 1887
Dendronephthya nipponica Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya noumeensis Verseveldt, 1974
Dendronephthya novaezeelandiae Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya obtusa Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya ochracea Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya orientalis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya ovata Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya oviformis Nutting, 1912
Dendronephthya padavensis Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya palaoensis Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya pallida Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya palmata Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya parvula Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya pectinata Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya pectinata Song, 1976
Dendronephthya pellucida Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya pentagona Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya persica Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya pharonis Thomson & McQueen, 1911
Dendronephthya planoregularis Burchardt, 1898
Dendronephthya puetteri Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya pulchella Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya pulchra Thomson & Henderson, 1905
Dendronephthya pumilio Studer, 1888
Dendronephthya punctata Kükenthal, 1906
Dendronephthya punicea Studer, 1888
Dendronephthya purpurea Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya pustulosa Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya pyriformis Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1991
Dendronephthya quadrata Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya querciformis Kükenthal, 1906
Dendronephthya radiata Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya ramulosa Gray, 1862
Dendronephthya regia Verseveldt, 1968
Dendronephthya repens Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya reticulata Thomson & Dean, 1931
Dendronephthya revelata Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya rigida Studer, 1888
Dendronephthya robusta Kükenthal, 1895
Dendronephthya roemeri Kükenthal, 1911
Dendronephthya rosamondae Boone, 1938
Dendronephthya rosea Kükenthal, 1895
Dendronephthya rubeola Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya rubescens Harrison, 1908
Dendronephthya rubescens Thomson & Dean, 1931
Dendronephthya rubra May, 1899
Dendronephthya savignyi Ehrenberg, 1843
Dendronephthya semperi Studer, 1888
Dendronephthya simplex Sherriffs, 1922
Dendronephthya sinaiensis Verseveldt, 1971
Dendronephthya sinensis Pütter, 1900
Dendronephthya snelliusi Verseveldt, 1966
Dendronephthya speciosa Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya spinifera Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya spinosa Gray, 1862
Dendronephthya spinulosa Gray, 1862
Dendronephthya spissa Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1962
Dendronephthya spongiosa Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1959
Dendronephthya staphyloidea Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1991
Dendronephthya stockci Verseveldt, 1968
Dendronephthya stolonifera May, 1899
Dendronephthya studeri Ridley, 1884
Dendronephthya suensoni Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya suesiana Thomson & McQueen, 1908
Dendronephthya suluensis Verseveldt, 1966
Dendronephthya surugaensis Imahara, 1977
Dendronephthya tabaensis Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971
Dendronephthya tenera Holm, 1895
Dendronephthya tenuis Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1960
Dendronephthya thomsoni Harrison, 1908
Dendronephthya thuja Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya tixierae d'Hondt, 1977
Dendronephthya translucens Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya tripartita Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya tuberculata Utinomi, 1952
Dendronephthya uliginosa Thomson & Henderson, 1906
Dendronephthya umbellata Wright & Studer, 1889
Dendronephthya utinomii Tixier-Durivault & Prevor, 1959
Dendronephthya variata Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya varicolor Henderson, 1909
Dendronephthya vervoorti Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1991
Dendronephthya villosa Kükenthal, 1905
Dendronephthya waitei Thomson & Mackinnon, 1911
Dendronephthya weberi Verseveldt, 1966
Dendronephthya wijsmanae Verseveldt, 1974
Dendronephthya yamamotoi Utinomi, 1954
Dendronephthya zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906

References

↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spongodes". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendronephthya Kuekenthal, 1905". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spongodes". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

[2] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendronephthya Kuekenthal, 1905". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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