Spiny Sea Fan Muricea muricata

Classification

Plexauridae [family]
Muricea [genus] (4)
muricata [species]

Classification

Plexauridae [family]
Muricea [genus] (4)
muricata [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Curaçao
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  • Klein Curaçao
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  • Saba Bank
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  • Sint Eustatius
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Klein Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius
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    Publications

    • Bayer, F.M. 1961. The Shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 12: 1-373.
    • Etnoyer, P.J., Wirshing, H.H., Sánchez, J.A. 2010. Rapid assessment of Octocoral diversity and habitat on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles. PLoS ONE 5(5): 1-9.
    • Hoek, C. van den, Breeman, A.M., Bak, R.P.M. & Buurt, G. van 1978. The distribution of Algae, Corals and Gorgonians in relation to depth, light attenuation, water movement and grazing pressure in the fringing coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Aquatic Botany 5: 1-46.
    • Lau, Y.W. 2016. Octocorals of St. Eustatius. In: Marine biodiversity survey of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, 2015. 38-42. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, and ANEMOON Foundation, Bennebroek.