Hicksonella

Hicksonella
Hicksonella, whip-coral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Hicksonella
Nutting, 1910

Hicksonella is a genus of corals belonging to the family Gorgoniidae.

The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Northern Australia.

Species:

  • Hicksonella expansa Alderslade, 1986
  • Hicksonella guishanensis Zou & Chen, 1984
  • Hicksonella princeps Nutting, 1910