Cnidaria (non-Scleractinia)
The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is also published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book.
You may find information for the conservation statuses assessed in the second edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2) and third edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB3).
The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.
Checklist of Cnidaria (non-Scleractinia) Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore
Prepared by Yap Wei Liang Nicholas, Oh Ren Min, Iffah Iesa
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Family
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Genus
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Species
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Authority
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Common Name
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RDB2
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RDB3
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Discosomidae
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Rhodactis
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indosinensis
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Carlgren, 1943
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Carpet/ White-tipCorallimorph
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Not Listed
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LC
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Discosomidae
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Rhodactis
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inchoata
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Carlgren, 1943
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Frilled Corallimorph
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Not Listed
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LC
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Discosomidae
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Discosoma
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nummiforme
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Rüppell&Leuckart, 1828
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Beaded/ StubbyCorallimorph
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Not Listed
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LC
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Discosomidae
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Discosoma
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spp.
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Striped Corallimorph
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Not Listed
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DD
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Corallimorphidae
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Corynactis
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spp.
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Ball-tip Corallimorph
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Not Listed
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DD
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Discosomidae
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Platyzoanthus
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mussoides
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Saville-Kent, 1893
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Ridged Corallimorph
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Not Listed
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DD
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Ricordeidae
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Ricordea
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yuma
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Carlgren, 1900
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Stubby Corallimorph
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Not Listed
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DD
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Capneidae
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Actinoporus
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elongatus
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Gosse, 1860
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Very Long Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actinodendridae
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Actinodendron
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arboreum
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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Christmas Tree / Fire Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actinodendridae
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Actinostephanus
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haeckeli
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Kwietniewski, 1897
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Haeckel's Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Aliciidae
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Alicia
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sp.
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Alicia Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Anthopleura
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buddemeieri
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Fautin, 2005
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Pink-spotted Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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EN
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Actiniidae
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Anthopleura
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dixoniana
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(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
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Banded Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actiniidae
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Anthopleura
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handi
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Dunn, 1978
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Banded Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actiniidae
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Anthopleura
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nigrescens
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(Verrill, 1928)
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Banded Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Boloceroididae
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Boloceroides
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mcmurrichi
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(Kwietniewski, 1898)
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Swimming Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actiniidae
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Bunodosoma
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goanense
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den Hartog & Vennam, 1993
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Burgundy Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actiniidae
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Cancrisocia
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expansa
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Stimpson, 1856
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Not Listed
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DD
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Thalassianthidae
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Cryptodendrum
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adhaesivum
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Milne Edwards, 1857
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Pizza Anemone
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Not Listed
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CR
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Diadumenidae
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Diadumene
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lineata
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(Verrill, 1869)
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Lined Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Diadumenidae
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Diadumene
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sp.
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Lined Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Dofleinia
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armata
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Wassilieff, 1908
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Glass Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actiniidae
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Entacmaea
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quadricolor
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(Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
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Bubble-tipped Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Stichodactylidae
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Heteractis
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crispa
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(Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
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Leathery Anemone
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Not Listed
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EN
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Stichodactylidae
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Heteractis
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magnifica
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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Magnificient Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Heteranthidae
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Heteranthus
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verruculatus
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Klunzinger, 1877
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Sand Anemone
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Not Listed
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VU
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Hormathidae
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Calliactis
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sp.
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Big Hermit Hitching Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Isactinia
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citrina
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(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
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Neon / Posy Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Actiniidae
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Macrodactyla
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aspera
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(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
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Glass Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Family
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Genus
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Species
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Authority
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Common Name
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RDB2
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RDB3
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Actiniidae
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Macrodactyla
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doreensis
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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Snaky Anemone
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Not Listed
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EN
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Haloclavidae
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Metapeachia
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tropica
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(Panikkar, 1938)
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White Peachia Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Nemanthidae
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Nemanthus
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sp.
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Wrapper Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Paracondylactis
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hertwigi
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(Wassilieff, 1908)
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Striped Sand Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Paracondylactis
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sinensis
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Carlgren, 1934
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Pearly Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Paracondylactis
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singaporensis
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(England, 1987)
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Striped Bead Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Aiptasiidae
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Paraiptasia
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radiata
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(Stimpson, 1856)
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Snail Hitching Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Haliactiidae
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Pelocoetes
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exul
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(Annandale, 1907)
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Branched Tentacle Mangrove Anemone
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Not Listed
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CR
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Phymanthidae
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Phymanthus
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pinnulatus
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Martens in Klunzinger, 1877
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Banded Frilly / Frilly / Plain Frilly / Sand / Smooth Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Phymanthidae
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Phymanthus
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rhizophorae
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(Mitchell, 1890)
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Filly / Six-Point Frilly / Sand Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Haliactiidae
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Stephensonactis
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ornata
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Panikkar, 1936
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Petal-Mouthed Mangrove Anemone
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Not Listed
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DD
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Stichodactylidae
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Stichodactyla
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gigantea
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(Forssakål, 1775)
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Carpet / Giant Carpet Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Stichodactylidae
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Stichodactyla
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mertensii
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Brandt, 1835
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Merten's Carpet Anemone
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Not Listed
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EN
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Stichodactylidae
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Stichodactyla
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haddoni
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(Saville-Kent, 1893)
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Carpet / Haddon's Carpet Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Stichodactylidae
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Stichodactyla
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tapetum
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(Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
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Carpet / Mini Carpet Anemone
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Not Listed
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LC
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Haloclavidae
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Synpeachia
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temasek
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Yap, Fautin, Ramos & Tan, 2014
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Brown Peachia Anemone
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Not Listed
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CR
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Thalassianthidae
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Thalassianthus
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sp.
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|
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Not Listed
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DD
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Edwardsiidae
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Edwardsianthus
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pudicus
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(Klunzinger, 1877)
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Not Listed
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DD
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Edwardsiidae
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Scolanthus
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armatus
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(Carlgren, 1931)
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Not Listed
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DD
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Aliciidae
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Triactis
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producta
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Klunzinger, 1877
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Gyractis
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excavata
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Boveri, 1893
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Not Listed
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DD
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Actiniidae
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Mesactinia
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ganensis
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England, 1987
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Not Listed
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DD
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Helioporidae
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Heliopora
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coeruluea
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Pallas, 1766
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Blue Coral
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Not Listed
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LC
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Alcyoniidae
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Cladiella
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hartogi
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Benayahu & Chou, 2010
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Cladiella
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pachyclados
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Klunzinger, 1887
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Lobophytum
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crassum
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von Marenzeller, 1886
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Lobophytum
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pauciflorum
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Ehrenberg, 1834
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Lobophytum
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sarcophytoides
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Moser, 1919
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sarcophyton
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crassocaule
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Moser, 1919
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sarcophyton
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ehrenbergi
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von Marenzeller, 1886
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sarcophyton
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glaucum
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Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
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Not Listed
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DD
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Family
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Genus
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Species
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Authority
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Common Name
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RDB2
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RDB3
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Alcyoniidae
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Sarcophyton
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tenuispiculatum
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Thomson & Dean, 1931
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sarcophyton
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trocheliophorum
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von Marenzeller, 1886
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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abrupta
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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brassica
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May, 1898
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Starry Leathery Coral
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Not Listed
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LC
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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capillosa
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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compressa
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Tixier Durivault, 1945
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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depressa
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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erecta
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Tixier Durivault, 1945
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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exilis
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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gibberosa
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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hirta
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Pratt, 1903
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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lochmodes
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Kolonko, 1926
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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microclavata
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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|
Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Sinularia
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triangula
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Tixier Durivault, 1970
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Not Listed
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DD
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Alcyoniidae
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Studeriotes
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spinosa
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Thomson & Dean, 1931
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Not Listed
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DD
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Xeniidae
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Sansiba
|
flava
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May, 1898
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Broad Feathery Soft Coral
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Not Listed
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LC
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Briareidae
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Briareum
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excavatum
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Natting, 1911
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|
Not Listed
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DD
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Bougainvilliidae
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Thamnostoma
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macrostomum
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Haeckel, 1879
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|
Not Listed
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DD
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Porpitidae
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Porpita
|
porpita
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Blue Button Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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DD
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Zancleidae
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Zanclea
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sp.
|
|
|
Not Listed
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DD
|
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Aequoreidae
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Aequorea
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conica
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Browne, 1905
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Not Listed
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DD
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Aequoreidae
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Aequorea
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parva
|
Browne, 1905
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Not Listed
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DD
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Aequoreidae
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Aequorea
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pensilis
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(Haeckel, 1879)
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Not Listed
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DD
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Campanulariidae
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Clytia
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sp.
|
|
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Not Listed
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DD
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Eirenidae
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Eirene
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hexanemalis
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(Goette, 1886)
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Eirene Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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DD
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Phialuciidae
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Phialucium
|
mbengha
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(Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
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|
Not Listed
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DD
|
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Abylidae
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Ceratocymba
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leuckarti
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(Huxley, 1859)
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|
Not Listed
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DD
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Diphyidae
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Diphyes
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bojani
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(Eschscholtz, 1825)
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Not Listed
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DD
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Diphyidae
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Diphyes
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chamissonis
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Huxley, 1859
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Not Listed
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DD
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Diphyidae
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Lensia
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sp.
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Totton, 1932
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Not Listed
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DD
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Physaliidae
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Physalia
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sp.
|
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Blue Bottle Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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DD
|
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Geryoniidae
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Liriope
|
tetraphylla
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(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
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Jewel Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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DD
|
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Olindiasidae
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Craspedacusta
|
sowerbii
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Lankester, 1880
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Freshwater Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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LC
|
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Solmundaeginidae
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Solmundella
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sp.
|
|
|
Not Listed
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DD
|
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Cuninidae
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Cunina
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duplicata
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Maas, 1893
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|
Not Listed
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DD
|
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Family
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Genus
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Species
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Authority
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Common Name
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RDB2
|
RDB3
|
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Nausithoidae
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Nausithoe
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punctata
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Kölliker, 1853
|
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Not Listed
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DD
|
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Linuchidae
|
Linuche
|
unguiculata
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(Swartz, 1788)
|
Thimble Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Pelagiidae
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Chrysaora
|
chinensis
|
Vanhöffen, 1888
|
Ribbon Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
LC
|
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Pelagiidae
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Chrysaora
|
melanaster
|
Brandt, 1835
|
Ribbon Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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NE
|
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Pelagiidae
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Pelagia
|
sp.
|
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Purple-striped Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Pelagiidae
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Sanderia
|
malayensis
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Goette, 1886
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|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Cyaneidae
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Cyanea
|
lamarckii
|
Péron & Lesueur, 1810
|
Lion's Mane Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Ulmaridae
|
Aurelia
|
aurita
|
(Linnaeus, 1758)
|
Moon Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Ulmaridae
|
Ulmaris
|
snelliusi
|
Stiasny, 1935
|
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Cassiopeidae
|
Cassiopea
|
andromeda
|
(Forsskål, 1775)
|
Upside-down Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Cassiopeidae
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Cassiopea
|
xamachana
|
Bigelow, 1892
|
Upside-down Jellyfish
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Not Listed
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NE
|
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Cepheidae
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Cephea
|
octostyla
|
(Forskål, 1775)
|
Crown Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Cepheidae
|
Netrostoma
|
dumokuroa
|
(Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
|
Crown Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Mastigiidae
|
Mastigias
|
ocellatus
|
(Modeer, 1791)
|
Golden Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Mastigiidae
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Mastigias
|
papua
|
(Lesson, 1830)
|
Golden Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Mastigiidae
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Mastigias
|
sidereus
|
Chun, 1896
|
Golden Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Mastigiidae
|
Phyllorhiza
|
punctata
|
von Lendenfeld, 1884
|
White-spotted Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
VU
|
|
Leptobrachidae
|
Thysanostoma
|
sp.
|
Agassiz, 1862
|
Lavender Tiger Jellyfish
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Not Listed
|
NE
|
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Catostylidae
|
Acromitus
|
hardenbergi
|
Stiasny, 1934
|
River Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Catostylidae
|
Acromitus
|
sp.
|
|
Mangrove Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
VU
|
|
Catostylidae
|
Catostylus
|
sp.
|
Agassiz, 1862
|
Fat-armed Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Carukiidae
|
Morbakka
|
sp.
|
Gershwin, 2008
|
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Carybdeidae
|
Carybdea
|
sp.
|
Péron & Lesueur, 1810
|
Sea Wasp
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Tripedaliidae
|
Tripedalia
|
cystophora
|
Conant, 1897
|
Mangrove Box Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
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Chirodropidae
|
Chironex
|
sp.
|
|
Multi-tentacled Box Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
|
Chiropsalmidae
|
Chiropsoides
|
quadrigatus
|
(Haeckel, 1880)
|
Multi-tentacled Box Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
NE
|
|
Chiropsalmidae
|
Chiropsella
|
sp.
|
|
Multi-tentacled Box Jellyfish
|
Not Listed
|
DD
|
The list of the Categories used in 3rd edition of the Red List is:
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Category
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Abbreviation
|
Criteria
|
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Not Threatened
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Least Concern
|
LC
|
Not approaching the above criteria
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Near-Threatened
|
NT
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Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria
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Threatened
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Vulnerable
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VU
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There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
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Endangered
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EN
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There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
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Critically Endangered
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CR
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There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
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Extirpation
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Extinction
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Presumed Nationally Extinct
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NEx
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The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
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Globally Extinct
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EX
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The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
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Other Categories
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Data Deficient
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DD
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Inadequate information to make an informed assessment
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Not Applicable
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NA
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Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
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Not Evaluated
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NE
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Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
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Not Listed
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NL
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Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason
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