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Family: Primnoidae (See list of species below)

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56 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Aglaoprimnoa stefanii []	Ainigmaptilon antarcticum []	Ainigmaptilon virgularoides []
Armadillogorgia cyathella []	Arntzia gracilis []	No picture found Arthrogorgia utinomii []
No picture found Callogorgia europaea []	No picture found Callogorgia euthyeia []	No picture found Callogorgia formosa []
No picture found Callogorgia gilberti []	No picture found Callogorgia kinoshitae []	No picture found Callogorgia medialis []
No picture found Callogorgia robusta []	No picture found Callogorgia tuberculata []	Callogorgia verticillata [Whorled tree coral]
No picture found Callozostron diplodiadema []	No picture found Callozostron mirabile []	No picture found Calyptrophora wyvillei []
No picture found Convexella magelhaenica [Chinese handcuffs]	No picture found Dasystenella acanthina []	No picture found Fanellia compressa []
No picture found Fanellia fraseri []	No picture found Fannyella kuekenthali []	No picture found Fannyella rossii []
No picture found Mirostenella articulata []	No picture found Narella ornata []	No picture found Narella regularis []
Onogorgia nodosa []	No picture found Ophidiogorgia paradoxa []	No picture found Parastenella bayeri []
No picture found Parastenella spinosa []	No picture found Perissogorgia viridis []	No picture found Perissogorgia vitrea []
Plumarella bayeri []	No picture found Plumarella castellviae []	No picture found Plumarella circumoperculum []
No picture found Plumarella diadema []	No picture found Plumarella pourtalesii []	No picture found Plumarella undulata []
No picture found Primnoa resedaeformis [Red trees]	Primnoella antarctica []	No picture found Primnoella chilensis [Sea whip]
No picture found Primnoella krampi []	No picture found Primnoella scotiae []	No picture found Thouarella antarctica []
No picture found Thouarella biserialis []	No picture found Thouarella chilensis []	No picture found Thouarella crenelata []
No picture found Thouarella grandiflora []	No picture found Thouarella hilgendorfi []	No picture found Thouarella koellikeri [Flat thouarella]
No picture found Thouarella moseleyi []	No picture found Thouarella porcupinensis []	No picture found Thouarella striata []
No picture found Thouarella variabilis [Variegated tree coral]	Thouarella viridis []

56 Species of Family Primnoidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Aglaoprimnoa stefanii		Antarctic Atlantic
Ainigmaptilon antarcticum		Antarctic Atlantic.
Ainigmaptilon virgularoides		Antarctic Atlantic.
Armadillogorgia cyathella		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Arntzia gracilis		Antarctic Atlantic
Arthrogorgia utinomii		Eastern Pacific
Callogorgia europaea		Northeast Atlantic
Callogorgia euthyeia		Eastern Central Pacific
Callogorgia formosa		Indo-Pacific
Callogorgia gilberti		Western Central Pacific a
Callogorgia kinoshitae		Eastern Pacific
Callogorgia medialis		Eastern Central Pacific
Callogorgia robusta		Indo-Pacific
Callogorgia tuberculata		Pacific Ocean
Callogorgia verticillata	Whorled tree coral	Western Atlantic and the
Callozostron diplodiadema		Antarctic Atlantic
Callozostron mirabile		Southern Pacific and the
Calyptrophora wyvillei		Pacific Ocean
Convexella magelhaenica	Chinese handcuffs	Southern Atlantic, Southe
Dasystenella acanthina		Antarctic Atlantic
Fanellia compressa		Eastern Pacific
Fanellia fraseri		Eastern Pacific
Fannyella kuekenthali		Antarctic Atlantic
Fannyella rossii		Antarctic
Mirostenella articulata		Antarctic Atlantic
Narella ornata		Eastern Central Pacific
Narella regularis		Pacific Ocean
Onogorgia nodosa		Antarctic Atlantic.
Ophidiogorgia paradoxa		Antarctic Atlantic
Parastenella bayeri		Eastern Central Pacific
Parastenella spinosa		Antarctic Atlantic
Perissogorgia viridis		Western Central Pacific
Perissogorgia vitrea		Western Central Pacific
Plumarella bayeri		Antarctic Atlantic
Plumarella castellviae		Southwest Atlantic
Plumarella circumoperculum		Eastern Central Pacific
Plumarella diadema		Antarctic Atlantic
Plumarella pourtalesii		Western Atlantic
Plumarella undulata		Antarctic Atlantic
Primnoa resedaeformis	Red trees	Western Atlantic
Primnoella antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Primnoella chilensis	Sea whip	Southwest Atlantic and So
Primnoella krampi		Kermadec Trench.
Primnoella scotiae		Antarctic Atlantic
Thouarella antarctica		Southwest Atlantic, Antar
Thouarella biserialis		Eastern Central Pacific
Thouarella chilensis		Antarctic Atlantic
Thouarella crenelata		Antarctic Atlantic
Thouarella grandiflora		Antarctic Atlantic
Thouarella hilgendorfi		Indo-Pacific
Thouarella koellikeri	Flat thouarella	Southwest Atlantic and So
Thouarella moseleyi		Southwest Pacific
Thouarella porcupinensis		Northeast Atlantic
Thouarella striata		Northwest Pacific, Southw
Thouarella variabilis	Variegated tree coral	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Thouarella viridis		Antarctic.

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