Dendronephthya | |
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Dendronephthya sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Nephtheidae |
Genus: | Dendronephthya Kuekenthal, 1905 |
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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.