Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years
WebApr 23, 2024 · Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years. The findings push the earliest origin of bioluminescence back by nearly 300 million years. The …
WebOctocorallia (also known as octocorals, or in earlier times “Alcyonaria”) are a subclass of the class Anthozoa, in the phylum Cnidaria. They are sessile polyp-bearing animals with …
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WebJul 29, 2011 · This paper is part of the PLoS ONE review collection of WoRMS (the Worldwide Register of Marine Species), on the global diversity of marine species, and treats the pennatulacean octocorals, a group of …
Evolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on …
WebApr 24, 2024 · This study documents the presence of bioluminescent Anthozoa across depth and explores the diversity and evolutionary origins of bioluminescence among …
In Coral Fossils, Searching for the First Glow of Bioluminescence
WebApr 23, 2024 · The dazzling glow of bioluminescence is common in Octocorallia, also known as octocorals, a class of over 3,000 Anthozoa species including sea fans, sea …
Octocorallia - Animalia
WebOctocorallia (also known as Alcyonaria) is a class of Anthozoa comprising over 3,000 species of marine organisms formed of colonial polyps with 8-fold symmetry. It includes …
WebIntroduction to the Octocorallia. Although commonly called "soft corals," the Octocorallia are not close relatives of the Scleractinia, or "true corals" living today.Unlike true corals, which have hexaradial symmetry, octocorals …
WebMay 22, 2010 · The anthozoan sub-class Octocorallia, comprising approximately 3000 species of soft corals, gorgonians, and sea pens, remains one of the most poorly …
Diversity and Distribution of Octocorallia | SpringerLink
WebSep 8, 2016 · Since around 75 % of described octocoral species are found in waters deeper than 50 m, increasing knowledge on octocoral diversity and distribution is still …
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