The New Octocorallia: Malacalcyonacea Part 1

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In our previous review of octocoral classification, we saw that anywhere from 3–8 orders have traditionally been used to organize this group’s bewildering biodiversity, based on morphological assumptions of increasing complexity within the evolutionary history of these corals. It was sensible to assume a scenario wherein a species with solitary polyps (Protoalcyonaria) would belong to…
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