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| sun-burst soft coral | |
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| Sun-burst soft coral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Malacacanthus Thomson, 1910 |
| Species: | M. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Malacacanthus capensis (Hickson, 1900)[1]
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The sun-burst soft coral (Malacacanthus capensis) is a species of colonial soft corals in the family Malacacanthidae.[2] It is the only species known in the genus Malacacanthus.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Malacacanthus capensis (Hickson, 1900)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2023). World List of Octocorallia. Malacacanthus capensis (Hickson, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213058 on 2023-10-17