Keratoisis Explained

Keratoisis is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral in the family Keratosididae, containing the following species:^[1]

• Keratoisis chuni (Kükenthal, 1915)
• Keratoisis flabellum (Nutting, 1908)
• Keratoisis flexibilis (Pourtales, 1868)
• Keratoisis glaesa (Grant, 1976)
• Keratoisis gracilis (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
• Keratoisis grandiflora Studer, 1878
• Keratoisis grandis (Nutting, 1908)
• Keratoisis grayi (Wright, 1869)
• Keratoisis hikurangiensis (Grant, 1976)
• Keratoisis japonica Studer, 1878
• Keratoisis macrospiculata (Kükenthal, 1915)
• Keratoisis magnifica Dueñas, Alderslade & Sánchez, 2014
• Keratoisis microspiculata Molander, 1929
• Keratoisis palmae (Wright & Studer, 1889)
• Keratoisis paucispinosa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
• Keratoisis peara Dueñas, Alderslade & Sánchez, 2014
• Keratoisis philippinensis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
• Keratoisis projecta (Grant, 1976)
• Keratoisis siemensii Studer, 1878
• Keratoisis squarrosa (Kükenthal, 1915)
• Keratoisis tangentis (Grant, 1976)
• Keratoisis wrighti (Nutting, 1910)
• Keratoisis zelandica (Grant, 1976)

Notes and References

1. Leen van Ofwegen . 2011 . Keratoisis Wright, 1869 . 125306 . January 23, 2012.