ALPHABETICAL LIST OF

VALID OCTOCORAL GENERA

(Acabaria to Zignisis)

compiled by

Gary C. Williams

California Academy of Sciences

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Genus

Order/Family

A

 

Acabaria Gray, 1859

ALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE

Acanella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Acanthacis Deichmann, 1936

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857

ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE

Acanthoisis Studer [andWright], 1887

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Acanthoprimnoa Cairns & Bayer, 2004

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Acanthoptilum Kölliker, 1870

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Acrophytum Hickson, 1900

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Acrossota Bourne, 1914

ALCYONACEA: ACROSSOTIDAE

Actinoptilum Kükenthal, 1911

PENNATULACEA: ECHINOPTILIDAE

Adelogorgia Bayer, 1958

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Agaricoides Simpson, 1905

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Aglaoprimnoa Bayer, 1996

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Ainigmaptilon Dean, 1926

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Alaskagorgia Sanchez & Cairns, 2004

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Amphiacme Kükenthal, 1903

PENNATULACEA: CHUNELLIDAE

Amphibelemnon López-González, Gili, & Williams, 2000

PENNATULACEA: VERETILLIDAE

Amphilaphis Wright&Studer, 1887

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Annella Gray, 1858

ALCYONACEA: SUBERGORGIIDAE

Annisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Anthelia Lamarck, 1816

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Anthogorgia Verrill, 1868

ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE

Anthomastus Verrill, 1878

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Anthomuricea Studer, 1887 (Wright & Studer, 1889)

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Anthopodium Verrill, 1872

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Anthoptilum Kölliker, 1880

PENNATULACEA: ANTHOPTILIDAE

Anthothela Verrill, 1879

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Armadillogorgia Bayer, 1980

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Arntzia López-González, Gili, & Orejas, 2002

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Arthrogorgia Kükenthal, 1908

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Asperaxis Alderslade, 2006 ALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE

Asterospicularia Utinomi, 1951

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE (ASTROSPICULARIIDAE)

Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Astromuricea Germanos, 1896

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Australisis Bayer & Stefani, 1987

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDIDAE

Azoria López-González & Gili, 2001

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

B

 

Bathytelesto Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Bayergorgia Williams and López-González, 2005

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Bayerxenia Alderslade, 2001

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Bebryce Philippi, 1841

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Bellonella Gray, 1862

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Briareopsis Bayer, 1993

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Briareum Blainville, 1830

ALCYONACEA: BRIAREIDAE

C

 

Calcigorgia Broch, 1935

ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE

Caliacis Deichmann, 1936

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Calibelemnon Nutting, 1908

PENNATULACEA: SCLEROPTILIDAE

Calicogorgia Broch, 1935

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Callipodium Verrill, 1869

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Callogorgia Gray, 1858

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Callozostron Wright, 1885

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Calyptrophora Gray, 1866

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Candidella Bayer, 1954

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Capnella Gray, 1869

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Caribisis Bayer&Stefani, 1987

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Carijoa F. Müller, 1867

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Carotalcyon Utinomi, 1952

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Cavernularia Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

PENNATULACEA: VERETILLIDAE

Cavernulina Kükenthal & Broch, 1911

PENNATULACEA: VERETILLIDAE

Ceeceenus Ofwegen & Benayahu, 2006 ALCYONACEA: PARALCYONIIDAE

Ceratocaulon Jungersen, 1892

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Cervera López-González, Ocańa, García-Gómez & Núñez, 1995

ALCYONACEA: CORNULARIIDAE (CLAVULARIIDAE)

Cespitularia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Chalcogorgia Bayer, 1949

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Chathamisis Grant, 1976

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Chelidonisis Studer, 1890

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Chironephthya Studer, 1887

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Chromonephthea Ofwegen, 2005

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Chunella Kükenthal, 1902

PENNATULACEA: CHUNELLIDAE

Circinisis Grant, 1976

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Cladiella Gray, 1869

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Clathraria Gray, 1859

ALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE

Clavularia Blainville, 1830

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Coelogorgia Milne Edward & Haime, 1857

ALCYONACEA: COELOGORGIIDAE

Convexella Bayer, 1996

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Corallium Cuvier, 1798

ALCYONACEA: CORALLIIDAE

Cornularia Larmarck, 1816

ALCYONACEA: CORNULARIIDAE

Coronephthya Utinomi, 1966

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Crassophyllum Tixier-Durivault, 1961

PENNATULACEA: PTEROEIDIDAE

Cryogorgia Williams, 2005

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Cryptophyton Williams, 2000

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Ctenocella Valenciennes, 1855

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Cyathopodium Verrill, 1868

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Cyclomuricea Nutting, 1908

ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE

D

 

Dampia Alderslade, 1983

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Daniela von Koch, 1891

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Dasystenella Versluys, 1906

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Dendrobrachia Brook, 1889

ALCYONACEA: DENDROBRACHIIDAE

Dendronephthya Kükenthal, 1905

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Dentomuricea Grasshoff, 1977

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Dichotella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Dimorphophyton Williams, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Diodogorgia Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Discophyton McFadden & Hochberg, 2003

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Distichogorgia Bayer, 1979

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Distichoptilum Verrill, 1882

PENNATULACEA: PROTOPTILIDAE

Drifa Danielssen, 1887

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Duva Koren & Danielssen, 1883

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

E

 

Echinisis Thomson & Rennet, 1931

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Echinogorgia Kölliker, 1865

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Echinomuricea Verrill, 1869

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Echinoptilum Hubrecht, 1885

PENNATULACEA: ECHINOPTILIDAE

Efflatounaria Gohar, 1934

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Elbeenus Alderslade, 2002 ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Eleutherobia Pütter, 1900

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Ellisella Gray, 1858

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Epiphaxum Lonsdale, 1850

HELIOPORACEA: LITHOTELESTIDAE

Erythropodium Kölliker, 1865

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Eugorgia Verrill, 1868

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Eumuricea Verrill, 1869

ALYCONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Eunicella Verrill, 1869

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Euplexaura Verrill, 1865

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

F

 

Fanellia Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Fannyella Gray, 1873

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Florectisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Funginus Tixier-Durivault, 1987

ALCYONCAEA: XENIIDAE (possibly synonymous with Heteroxenia)

Funiculina Lamarck, 1816

PENNATULACEA: FUNICULINIDAE

G

 

Gersemia Marenzeller, 1877

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Gilibelemnon López-González & Williams, 2002

PENNATULACEA: STACHYPTILIDAE

Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Gorgonisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Guaiagorgia Grasshoff & Alderslade, 1997

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891

PENNATULACEA: PTEROEIDIDAE

H

 

Halipteris Kölliker, 1869

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Heliania Gray, 1860

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDA

Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Heliopora Blainville, 1830

HELIOPORACEA: HELIOPORIDAE

Heterogorgia Verrill, 1868

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDA

Heteropolypus Tixier-Durivault, 1964

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE (possibly synonymous with Anthomastus)

Heteroxenia Kölliker, 1874

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Hicksonella Nutting, 1910

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Homophyton Gray, 1866

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Hypnogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

I

 

Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Ideogorgia Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: KEROEIDIDAE

Ifalukella Bayer, 1955

ALCYONACEA: IFALUKELLIDAE

Incrustatus Ofwegen, Haussermann & Forsterra, 2006 ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Inflatocalyx Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Ingotia Alderslade, 2001

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Iotisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Iridogorgia Verrill, 1883

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Isidella Gray, 1857

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Isidoides Nutting, 1910

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Isis Linnaeus, 1758

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Ixion Alderslade, 2001

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

J

 

Jasminisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Junceella Valenciennes, 1855

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

K

 

Keratoisis Wright, 1869

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Keroeides Studer, 1887

ALCYONACEA: KEROEIDIDAE

Klyxum Alderslade, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Knopia Alderslade & McFadden, 2007

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Kophobelemnon Asbjřrnsen, 1856

PENNATULACEA: KOPHOBELEMNIDAE

Ktenosquamisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

L

 

Lampophyton Williams, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Lanthanocephalus Williams & Starmer, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Lemnalia Gray, 1868

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Lemnalioides Light, 1914

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Lepidisis Verrill, 1883

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Lepidomuricea Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Leptophyton Ofwegen & Schleyer, 1997

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Lignella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: KEROEIDIDAE (possibly invalid, see Bayer, 1992: 507-508)

Lignopsis Perez & Zamponi, 2000

ALCYONACEA: BRIAREIDAE

Lissopholidisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Litophyton Forskĺl, 1775

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Lituaria Valenciennes in Milne Edwards &Haime, 1850

PENNATULACEA: VERETILLIDAE

Lobophytum Marenzeller, 1886

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Lohowia Alderslade, 2003

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Lytreia Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

M

 

Maasella Poche, 1914

ALCYONACEA: PARALCYONIIDAE

Malacacanthus J.Stuart Thomson, 1910

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Malacobelemnon Tixier-Durivault, 1965

PENNATULACEA: KOPHOBELEMNIDAE

Melithaea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

ALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE

Menella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Menacella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Mesobelemnon Gravier, 1907

PENNATULACEA: KOPHOBELEMNIDAE

Mesogligorgia López-González, 2005

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Metallogorgia Versluys, 1902

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Microprimnoa Bayer & Stefani, 1988

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Microstenella Bayer, 1988

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE(with uncalcified axial nodes; possible affinity to Isididae)

Minabea Utinomi, 1957

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Minuisis Grant, 1976

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Moolabalia Alderslade, 2001

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Mopsea Lamouroux, 1816

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Mopsella Gray, 1857

ALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE

Muricea Lamouroux, 1821

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Muriceides Studer, 1887

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Muricella Verrill, 1869

ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE

Muricellisis Kükenthal, 1915

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Muriceopsis Aurivillius, 1931

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Myriozotisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

N

 

Narella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Neospongodes Kükenthal, 1903

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Nephthea Audouin, 1826

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Nephthyigorgia Kükenthal, 1910

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Nicaule Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Nicella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Nidalia Gray, 1834

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Nidaliopsis Kükenthal, 1906

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Notisis Gravier, 1913

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Notodysiferus Alderslade, 2003

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

O

 

Olindagorgia Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Oparinisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Ophidiogorgia Bayer, 1980

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Orangaslia Alderslade, 2001

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Orlikia Malyutin, 1993

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Orstomisis Bayer, 1990

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

P

 

Pacifigorgia Bayer, 1951

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Pacifiphyton Williams, 1997

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Pangolinisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Paracalyptrophora Kinoshita, 1908

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Paracanthoisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Paracis Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Paracorallium Bayer & Cairns, 2003

ALCYONACEA: CORALLIIDAE

Paragorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

ALCYONACEA: PARAGORGIIDAE

Paralcyonium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

ALCYONACEA: PARALCYONIIDAE

Paralemnalia Kükenthal, 1913

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Paraminabea Williams & Alderslade, 1999

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Paramuricea Kölliker, 1865

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Paraplexaura Kükenthal, 1909

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Parastenella Versluys, 1906

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Paratelesto Utinomi, 1958

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Parisis Verrill, 1864

ALCYONACEA: PARASIDIDAE

Peltastisis Nutting, 1910

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758

PENNATULACEA: PENNATULIDAE

Perissogorgia Bayer & Stefani, 1988

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Phenilia Gray, 1860

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Phycogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Phyllogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Pieterfaurea Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Pinnigorgia Grasshoff & Alderslade, 1997

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Placogorgia Studer, 1887

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902

ALCYONACEA: CORALLIIDAE (taxa assigned to this genus are probably species of Melithaeidae)

Pleurogorgia Versluys, 1902

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Plexaurella Valenciennes, 1855

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Plexipomisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Plumarella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Plumigorgia Nutting, 1910

ALCYONACEA: IFALUKELLIDAE

Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Primnoeides Wright & Studer, 1889

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Primnoella Gray, 1858

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Primnoisis Studer [andWright], 1887

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Protodendron Thomson & Dean, 1931

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Protoptilum Kölliker, 1872

PENNATULACEA: PROTOPTILIDAE

Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Pseudoalcyonium Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Pseudoanthomastus Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Pseudobebryce Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Pseudocladochonus Versluys, 1907

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Pseudodrifa Utinomi, 1961

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Pseudogorgia Kölliker, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PSEUDOGORGIIDAE

Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Pseudoplumarella Kükenthal, 1915

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Pseudopterogorgia Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Pseudothelogorgia Ofwegen, 1994

ALCYONACEA: KEROEIDIDAE

Pseudothesea Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Pteroeides Herklots, 1858

PENNATULACEA: PENNATULIDAE

Pterogorgia Ehrenberg, 1834

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Pteronisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Pterostenella Versluys, 1906

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865

PENNATULACEA: PENNATULIDAE

R

 

Radicipes Stearns, 1883

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Renilla Lamarck, 1816

PENNATULACEA: RENILLIDAE

Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Rhodelinda Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Rhytisma Alderslade, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Riisea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Rosgorgia Lopez-Gonzalez & Gili, 2001

ALCYONACEA: SUBERGORGIIDAE

Rumphella Bayer, 1955

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

S

 

Sansibia Alderslade, 2000

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Sarcodictyon Forbes, 1847

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Sarcophyton Lesson, 1834

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848

PENNATULACEA: PENNATULIDAE

Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Scleracis Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Sclerisis Studer, 1879

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Scleranthelia Studer, 1878

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Sclerobelemnon Kölliker, 1872

PENNATULACEA: KOPHOBELEMNIDAE

Scleronephthya Studer, 1887

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Scleroptilum Kölliker, 1880

PENNATULACEA: SCLEROPTILIDAE

Scyphopodium Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Scytaliopsis Gravier, 1906

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Scytalium Herklots, 1858

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937

ALCYONACEA: PARAGORGIIDAE

Sinularia May, 1898

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Siphonogorgia Kölliker, 1874

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

Skamnarium Alderslade, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Solenocaulon Gray, 1862

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Sphaeralcyon López-González&Gili, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Sphaerokodisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Spinimuricea Grasshoff, 1992

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Stachyptilum Kölliker, 1880

PENNATULACEA: STACHYPTILIDAE

Stenisis Bayer&Stefani, 1987

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Stephanogorgia Bayer & Muzik, 1976

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Stereonephthya Kükenthal, 1905

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Stereotelesto Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Studeriotes Thompson & Simpson, 1909

ALCYONACEA: PARALCYONIIDAE

Stylatula Verrill, 1864

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Subergorgia Gray, 1857

ALCYONACEA: SUBERGORGIIDAE

Swiftia Duchassaing & Michefotti, 1864

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

T

 

Taiaroa Bayer & Muzik, 1976

ALCYONACEA: TAIAROIDAE

Telesto Lamouroux, 1812

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Telestula Madsen, 1944

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Tenuisis Bayer & Stefani, 1987

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Tesseranthelia Bayer, 1981

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Tethrisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Thelogorgia Bayer, 1992

ALCYONACEA: KEROEIDIDAE

Thesea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Thouarella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Thrombophyton McFadden & Hochberg, 2003

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Tokoprymno Bayer, 1996

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Trachythela Verrill, 1922

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Trichogorgia Hickson, 1905

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Trimuricea Gordon, 1926

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Tripalea Bayer, 1955

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758 (B54)

ALCYONACEA: TUBIPORIDAE

U

 

Umbellula Cuvier, 1798

PENNATULACEA: UMBELLULIDAE

Umbellulifera Thomson & Dean, 1936

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

V

 

Veretillum Cuvier, 1798

PENNATULACEA: VERETILLIDAE

Verrucella Milne Edwards& Haime, 1857

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Verseveldtia Williams, 1990

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Versluysia Nutting, 1910

ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE

Victorgorgia López-González & Briand, 2002

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

Villogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Viminella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

Virgularia Lamarck, 1816

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Voeringia Danielssen, 1887

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

W

 

Wrightella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE

X

 

Xenia Lamarck, 1816

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

Xenogorgia Bayer & Muzik, 1976

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Z

 

Zignisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

 

FOSSIL TAXA
(this section in progress)

Bensonularia Hamilton, 1958

PENNATULACEA: INCERTAE SEDIS (Eocene of New Zealand)

Glyptosceptrum Boehm, 1890

PENNATULACEA: INCERTAE SEDIS (Upper Cretaceous)

Graphularia

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE (Cretaceous/Tertiary)

Octobasis

Palaeosceptron

Pavonaria portisi

Pennatulites

Prographularia

Protovirgularia

 


SYNONYMS OF OCTOCORAL GENERA
(this section in progress)

Synonym

Valid Name