Klyxum is a genus of animals in the family Cladiellidae. They are commonly called cauliflower colt coral, or simply colt coral. These common names can also refer to the related genus Cladiella.
Range Klyxum species are widespread throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Species There are sixteen species currently classified in this genus.
Klyxum abrolhosum (Thorpe, 1928) Klyxum adii Benayahu & Perkol-Finke, 2010 Klyxum brochi (Thorpe, 1928) Klyxum confertum (Kükenthal, 1903) Klyxum echinatum (Tixier-Durivault, 1970) Klyxum equisetiform (Luttschwager, 1922) Klyxum flaccidum (Tixier-Durivault, 1966) Klyxum legitimum (Tixier-Durivault, 1970) Klyxum molle (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Klyxum okinawanum (Utinomi, 1976) Klyxum rotundum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Klyxum simplex (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Klyxum tuberculosa (Tixier-Durivault, 1970) Klyxum utinomii (Verseveldt, 1971) Klyxum viscidum (Utinomi, 1954) Klyxum whitei (Thorpe, 1928)
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