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Keratoisis

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Keratoisis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Family: Keratoisididae
Genus: Keratoisis
Wright, 1869
Species

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Fragments of Keratoisis melitensis (Goldfuss, 1826) from the Lower Pleistocene of Cape Milazzo, Sicily, Italy.

Keratoisis is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral in the family Keratosididae, containing the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Leen van Ofwegen (2011). "Keratoisis Wright, 1869". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.