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original descriptionStearns, R. E. C. (1883). Descriptions of a new genus and species of alcyonoid polyp, from Japanese waters, with remarks on the structure and habits of related forms, etc. <em>Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus.</em> 6: 96-101., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.6-346.96[details]
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