| Cavernularia | |
|---|---|
| Cavernularia obesa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | |
| Order: | Pennatulacea |
| Family: | Veretillidae |
| Genus: |
Cavernularia (Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850) |
| Species | |
Cavernularia is a genus of marine cnidarians in the family Veretillidae.
C. obesa is a bioluminescent organism whose light-emitter is composed of 2-(p-hydroxyphenylacetamido)-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine.