Convexella
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| Convexella | |
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_Figure_5_(cropped)Convexella.jpg) | |
| Fig 5. Convexella magelhaenica using a Flabellum species as substrate[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Primnoidae |
| Genus: | Convexella Bayer, 1996 |
| Type species | |
| Convexella magelhaenica Studer, 1879 | |
Convexella is a genus of corals belonging to the family Primnoidae, first described by Frederick Bayer in 1996.[2][3][4]
- Convexella divergens (Hickson, 1907)
- Convexella jungerseni (Madsen, 1944)
- Convexella krampi (Madsen, 1956)
- Convexella magelhaenica (Studer, 1879)
- Convexella murrayi (Wright & Studer, 1889)
and from the Australian Faunal Directory:[5]
- Convexella vanhoeffeni (Kükenthal, 1909)
