Siphonogorgia godeffroyi
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| Siphonogorgia godeffroyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family: | Nidaliidae |
| Genus: | Siphonogorgia |
| Species: | S. godeffroyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonogorgia godeffroyi | |
Siphonogorgia godeffroyi, the cherry blossom coral or Godeffroy's Soft Coral, is a species of soft coral in the family Nidaliidae. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific region. Its range includes Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.[2] This species was first described in 1874 by the Swiss biologist Albert von Kölliker.
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