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Family: Flabellidae (See list of species below)

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100 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Blastotrochus nutrix
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Falcatoflabellum raoulensis
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Flabellum alabastrum
[Ivory stony coral]
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Flabellum angulare
[Contorted stony coral]
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Flabellum angustum
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Flabellum aotearoa
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Flabellum apertum
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Flabellum arcuatile
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Flabellum areum
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Flabellum atlanticum
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Flabellum australe
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Flabellum campanulatum
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Flabellum chunii
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Flabellum conuis
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Flabellum curvatum
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Flabellum daphnense
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Flabellum deludens
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Flabellum distinctum
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Flabellum flexuosum
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Flabellum floridanum
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Flabellum folkesoni
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Flabellum galapagense
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Flabellum gardineri
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Flabellum hoffmeisteri
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Flabellum impensum
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Flabellum japonicum
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Flabellum knoxi
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Flabellum lamellulosum
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Flabellum lowekeyesi
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Flabellum macandrewi
[Splitting fan coral]
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Flabellum magnificum
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Flabellum marcus
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Flabellum marenzelleri
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Flabellum messum
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Flabellum moseleyi
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Flabellum ongulense
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Flabellum patens
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Flabellum pavoninum
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Flabellum politum
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Flabellum rubrum
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Flabellum sexcostatum
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Flabellum thouarsii
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Flabellum transversale
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Flabellum tuthilli
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Flabellum vaughani
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Javania antarctica
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Javania borealis
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Javania cailleti
[Caillet's stony coral]
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Javania californica
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Javania erhardti
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Javania exserta
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Javania fusca
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Javania insignis
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Javania lamprotichum
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Javania pseudoalabastra
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Monomyces pygmaea
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Monomyces rubrum
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Placotrochides cylindrica
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Placotrochides frustum
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Placotrochides minuta
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Placotrochides scaphula
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Placotrochus laevis
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Polymyces fragilis
[Twelve-root cup coral]
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Polymyces montereyensis
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Polymyces wellsi
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Rhizotrochus flabelliformis
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Rhizotrochus levidensis
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Rhizotrochus niinoi
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Rhizotrochus tuberculatus
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Rhizotrochus typus
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Truncatoflabellum aculeatum
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Truncatoflabellum angiostomum
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Truncatoflabellum angustum
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Truncatoflabellum arcuatum
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Truncatoflabellum australiensis
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Truncatoflabellum candeanum
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Truncatoflabellum carinatum
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Truncatoflabellum crassum
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Truncatoflabellum cumingii
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Truncatoflabellum dens
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Truncatoflabellum formosum
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Truncatoflabellum gardineri
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Truncatoflabellum inconstans
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Truncatoflabellum incrustatum
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Truncatoflabellum irregulare
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Truncatoflabellum macroeschara
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Truncatoflabellum martensii
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Truncatoflabellum mortenseni
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Truncatoflabellum multispinosum
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Truncatoflabellum paripavoninum
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Truncatoflabellum phoenix
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Truncatoflabellum pusillum
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Truncatoflabellum spheniscus
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Truncatoflabellum stabile
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Truncatoflabellum trapezoideum
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Truncatoflabellum truncum
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Truncatoflabellum vanuatu
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Truncatoflabellum veroni
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Truncatoflabellum vigintifarium
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Truncatoflabellum zuluense
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100 Species of Family Flabellidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Blastotrochus nutrix Western Pacific
Falcatoflabellum raoulensis Southwest Pacific
Flabellum alabastrum Ivory stony coral Northern Atlantic.
Flabellum angulare Contorted stony coral Eastern Central Pacific a
Flabellum angustum Northwest Pacific
Flabellum aotearoa Western Pacific.
Flabellum apertum Northeast and south Atlan 2 H
Flabellum arcuatile Pacific Ocean.
Flabellum areum Southwest Atlantic and An
Flabellum atlanticum Western Central Atlantic
Flabellum australe Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum campanulatum Western Central Pacific
Flabellum chunii Northeast Atlantic
Flabellum conuis Western Pacific.
Flabellum curvatum Southwest Atlantic, South
Flabellum daphnense Southeast Pacific
Flabellum deludens Central Pacific
Flabellum distinctum Northwest Pacific
Flabellum flexuosum Circum-Antarctic
Flabellum floridanum Western Atlantic
Flabellum folkesoni Eastern Indian Ocean.
Flabellum galapagense Southeast Pacific
Flabellum gardineri Southern Ocean.
Flabellum hoffmeisteri Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum impensum Circum-Antarctic
Flabellum japonicum Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum knoxi Southwest Pacific.
Flabellum lamellulosum Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum lowekeyesi Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum macandrewi Splitting fan coral Western Atlantic
Flabellum magnificum Western Central Pacific
Flabellum marcus Central Pacific.
Flabellum marenzelleri Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum messum Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum moseleyi Western Central Atlantic.
Flabellum ongulense Antarctic Indian Ocean
Flabellum patens Western Central Pacific
Flabellum pavoninum Indo-Pacific.
Flabellum politum Indo-West Pacific.
Flabellum rubrum Western Pacific
Flabellum sexcostatum Pacific Ocean.
Flabellum thouarsii Southwest Atlantic
Flabellum transversale Indo-West Pacific
Flabellum tuthilli Indian Ocean
Flabellum vaughani Pacific Ocean.
Javania antarctica Western Central Pacific,
Javania borealis Pacific Ocean
Javania cailleti Caillet's stony coral Cosmopolitan.
Javania californica Eastern Pacific
Javania erhardti Western Central Pacific
Javania exserta Central Pacific.
Javania fusca Pacific Ocean.
Javania insignis Indo-Pacific.
Javania lamprotichum Indo-Pacific.
Javania pseudoalabastra Southeast Pacific and Atl
Monomyces pygmaea Atlantic and the Mediterr
Monomyces rubrum Southwest Pacific
Placotrochides cylindrica Western Central Pacific
Placotrochides frustum Atlantic Ocean.
Placotrochides minuta Eastern Central Pacific
Placotrochides scaphula Indo-West Pacific.
Placotrochus laevis Western Central Pacific
Polymyces fragilis Twelve-root cup coral Western Atlantic
Polymyces montereyensis Eastern Pacific
Polymyces wellsi Indo-Pacific.
Rhizotrochus flabelliformis Western Pacific.
Rhizotrochus levidensis Western Central Pacific.
Rhizotrochus niinoi Northwest Pacific
Rhizotrochus tuberculatus Eastern Indian Ocean
Rhizotrochus typus Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum aculeatum Indo-West Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum angiostomum Indo-West Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum angustum Western Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum arcuatum Southwest Pacific
Truncatoflabellum australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean.
Truncatoflabellum candeanum Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum carinatum Western Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum crassum Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum cumingii Western Central Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum dens Western Pacific
Truncatoflabellum formosum Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum gardineri Indo-West Pacific
Truncatoflabellum inconstans Western Indian Ocean
Truncatoflabellum incrustatum Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum irregulare Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum macroeschara Indian Ocean.
Truncatoflabellum martensii Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum mortenseni Western Central Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum multispinosum Indian Ocean.
Truncatoflabellum paripavoninum Western Pacific
Truncatoflabellum phoenix Western Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum pusillum Western Central Pacific
Truncatoflabellum spheniscus Indo-West Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum stabile Indo-West Pacific and Eas
Truncatoflabellum trapezoideum Western Central Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum truncum Southeast Pacific
Truncatoflabellum vanuatu Western Central Atlantic
Truncatoflabellum veroni Indo-West Pacific.
Truncatoflabellum vigintifarium Pacific Ocean.
Truncatoflabellum zuluense Western Indian Ocean



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