Briareum violaceum

Briareum violaceum
Briareum violaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Scleraxonia
Family: Briareidae
Genus: Briareum
Species: B. violaceum
Binomial name
Briareum violaceum
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)[1]

Briareum violaceum, commonly called star polyp, is a species of a soft coral in the family Briareidae.[2]

See also

References

  1. Briareum violaceum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. van Ofwegen, L. (2010). Briareum violaceum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517640 on 2011-01-07
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