Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Alternative combination: Gorgonia bacellaris
Belongs to Heterocoenia according to Leloux 1999
Sister taxa: Heterocoenia balkhanensis, Heterocoenia decipiens, Heterocoenia dendroides, Heterocoenia densa, Heterocoenia distans, Heterocoenia erecta, Heterocoenia exigua, Heterocoenia fuchsi, Heterocoenia gracilis, Heterocoenia grandis, Heterocoenia hilli, Heterocoenia inflexa, Heterocoenia minima, Heterocoenia minuta, Heterocoenia minutisima, Heterocoenia pusilla, Heterocoenia tetraseptata, Heterocoenia verrucosa, Heterocoenia washitaensis, Hexasmilia ferryi, Hexasmilia elmari
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heterocoenia bacellaris in the database
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