Global InformationCladiella australis information
| Cladiella australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Cladiella |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladiella australis (Macfadyen, 1936)[1]
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Cladiella australis is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is found in the western Indo-Pacific. It is commonly known as the finger blanching soft coral because with the polyps extended it appears brown but when poked with a finger, the polyps retract into the leathery base tissue and the coral appears white.[2]
- ^ van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Cladiella australis (Macfadyen, 1936)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ "Cladiella australis (Finger blanching soft coral)". Eastern Cape Scuba Diving. Retrieved 2015-03-21.