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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 126248 | Imahara, Y. and Namikawa H. 2018 Preliminary report on the octocorals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from the Ogasawara Islands. Mem. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, 52:65-94. | 2018 | Briareum violaceum | 86 |
| 3477 | MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php | 2050 | Briareum violaceum | --> |