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Protoptilidae

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Protoptilidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Superfamily: Pennatuloidea
Family: Protoptilidae
Protoptilum stet. (A). in situ image (B). whole colony (C). detail of polyps before preservation.
Protoptilum stet. (A). in situ image (B). whole colony (C). detail of polyps before preservation.

Protoptilidae is a family of corals belonging to the order Pennatulacea.[1]

Genera:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Protoptilidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 June 2021.