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Veretillum
Veretillum cynomorium, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cap Béar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Pennatulacea
Family:	Veretillidae
Genus:	Veretillum Cuvier, 1798
Species
Veretillum australis (Gray, 1870) Veretillum cynomorium (Pallas, 1766) Veretillum leloupi Tixier-Durivault, 1960 Veretillum malayense Hickson, 1916 Veretillum manillensis (Kölliker, 1872) Veretillum tenuis (Marshall & Fowler, 1889) Veretillum vanderbilti Boone, 1938
Synonyms
Policella Gray, 1870

Veretillum is a genus in the family Veretillidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species.

References

1. Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2019). World List of Octocorallia. Veretillum Cuvier, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128501 on 2019-12-09
2. Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.

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