VALID OCTOCORAL GENERA
(Acanella 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 |
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Acanella Gray, 1870 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Acanthacis Deichmann, 1936Acanthoaxis Ofwegen & McFadden, 2010 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAEALCYONACEA: ACANTHOAXIIDAE |
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, 1758Aldersladum Benayahu & McFadden, 2011 |
ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAEALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE
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Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908Altumia Benayahu, McFadden, Shoham, 2017 |
ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAEALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE |
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, 1879Antillogorgia Bayer, 1951 |
ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAEALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
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, 1987Australogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Azoriella López-González & Gili, 2008 |
ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE |
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, 1834 |
ALCYONACEA: BRIAREIDAE |
Calcigorgia Broch, 1935 |
ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE |
Caliacis Deichmann, 1936 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Calibelemnon Nutting, 1908 |
PENNATULACEA: SCLEROPTILIDAE |
Calicogorgia Thomson & Henderson, 1906 |
ALCYONACEA: ACANTHOGORGIIDAE |
Callipodium Verrill, 1869 |
ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAE |
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, 2005Chromoplexaura Williams, 2013 |
ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAEALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
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, 1857Complexum Ofwegen, Aurelle, Sartoretto, 2014 |
ALCYONACEA: COELOGORGIIDAEALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE |
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 |
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, 1919Discogorgia Kükenthal, 1919 |
ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAEALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
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 |
Echinisis Thomson & Rennet, 1931 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Echinogorgia Kölliker, 1865 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Echinomuricea Verrill, 1869 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Echinoptilum Hubrecht, 1885 |
PENNATULACEA: ECHINOPTILIDAE |
Efflatounaria Gohar, 1934Eknomisis Watling & France, 2011 |
ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAEALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
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, 1869Eunephthya Verrill, 1869 |
ALYCONACEA: PLEXAURIDAEALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE |
Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Eunicella Verrill, 1869 |
ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
Euplexaura Verrill, 1865 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Fanellia Gray, 1870 |
ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Fannyella Gray, 1873Fasciclia Janes, 2008 |
ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAEALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE |
Florectisis Alderslade, 1998 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Funginus Tixier-Durivault, 1987 |
ALCYONCAEA: XENIIDAE (possibly synonymous with Heteroxenia) |
Funiculina Lamarck, 1816 |
PENNATULACEA: FUNICULINIDAE |
Gersemia Marenzeller, 1877 |
ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE |
Gilibelemnon López-González & Williams, 2002 |
PENNATULACEA: STACHYPTILIDAE |
Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 |
ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
Gorgonisis Alderslade, 1998Grasshoffia Williams, 2015 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAEPENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE |
Guaiagorgia Grasshoff & Alderslade, 1997 |
ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891 |
PENNATULACEA: PTEROEIDIDAE |
Halipteris Kölliker, 1869Hedera Conti-Jerpe & Freshwater, 2017 |
PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAEALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE |
Heliania Gray, 1860 |
ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE |
Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981 Helicoprimnoa Cairns, 20121 |
ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
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: SPONGIODERMIDAE |
Hypnogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
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 |
Jasonisis Alderslade & McFadden, 2012Jasminisis Alderslade, 1998 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAEALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Junceella Valenciennes, 1855 |
ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE |
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 |
Lampophyton Williams, 2000 |
ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE |
Lanthanocephalus Williams & Starmer, 2000Lateothela Moore, Alderslade & Miller 2017
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ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAEALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE
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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 |
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, 2005Metafannyella Cairns & Bayer, 2009Metaprimnoa Cairns, 2012 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAEALCYONIDAE: PRIMNOIDAE
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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 |
Nanipora Miyazaki and Reimer, 2015Narella Gray, 1870Narelloides Cairns, 2012 |
HELIOPORACEA: LITHOTELESTIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Neospongodes Kükenthal, 1903 |
ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE |
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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 |
Olindagorgia Bayer, 1981 |
ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
Oparinisis Alderslade, 1998 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Ophidiogorgia Bayer, 1980 |
ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Orangaslia Alderslade, 2001 |
ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE |
Orlikia Malyutin, 1993Onogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009 |
ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Orstomisis Bayer, 1990 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001 |
ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE |
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, 1865Paranarella Cairns, 2007 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Paraplexaura Kükenthal, 1909Parasphaerasclera McFadden & Ofwegen, 2013 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAEALCYONACEA: PARASPHAERASCLERIDAE |
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, 1910Pocupinella Lopez-Gonzalez & Williams, 2011 |
ALCYONACEA: IFALUKELLIDAEPENNATULACEA: CHUNELLIDAE |
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, 1919Pseudochrysogorgia Pante & France, 2010 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAEALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE |
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, 1865Pyrogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009 |
PENNATULACEA: PENNATULIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Radicipes Stearns, 1883 |
ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE |
Renilla Lamarck, 1816 |
PENNATULACEA: RENILLIDAE |
Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995 |
ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE |
Rhodelinda Bayer, 1981Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007 |
ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAEALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE |
Rhytisma Alderslade, 2000 |
ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE |
Riisea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860Rolandia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900 |
ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAEALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE |
Rosgorgia Lopez-Gonzalez & Gili, 2001 |
ALCYONACEA: SUBERGORGIIDAE |
Rumphella Bayer, 1955 |
ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
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 |
Sclerophyton Cairns & Wirshing, 2015Scleroptilum Kölliker, 1880 |
ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAEPENNATULACEA: 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, 1862Sphaerasclera McFadden & Ofwegen, 2013 |
ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAEALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE |
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 & Michelotti, 1864 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834 |
ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE |
Taiaroa Bayer & Muzik, 1976Tauroprimnoa Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-Gonzalez, 2010 |
ALCYONACEA: TAIAROIDAEALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
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, 2003Titanideum Verrill, 1864Tobagogorgia Sanchez, 2007 |
ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAEALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAEALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE |
Tokoprymno Bayer, 1996 |
ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE |
Trachythela Verrill, 1922 |
ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE |
Trichogorgia Hickson, 1905 |
ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE |
Trimuricea Gordon, 1926 |
ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE |
Tripalea Bayer, 1955Tubigorgia Pasternak, 1985 |
ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAEALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE |
Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758 (B54) |
ALCYONACEA: TUBIPORIDAE |
Umbellula Cuvier, 1798 |
PENNATULACEA: UMBELLULIDAE |
Umbellulifera Thomson & Dean, 1936 |
ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE |
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 |
Williamsium Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017Wrightella Gray, 1870 |
ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAEALCYONACEA: MELITHAEIDAE |
Xenia Lamarck, 1816 |
ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE |
Xenogorgia Bayer & Muzik, 1976 |
ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE |
Zignisis Alderslade, 1998 |
ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE |
Bensonularia Hamilton, 1958 |
PENNATULACEA: INCERTAE SEDIS (Eocene of New Zealand) |
Glyptosceptrum Boehm, 1890 |
PENNATULACEA: INCERTAE SEDIS (Upper Cretaceous) |
Graphularia |
PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE (Cretaceous/Tertiary) |
Octobasis |
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Palaeosceptron |
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Pavonaria portisi |
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Pennatulites |
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Prographularia |
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Protovirgularia |
Synonym |
Valid Name |
Acabaria Gray, 1859Acalycigorgia Kükenthal, 1919 |
MelithaeaAcanthogorgia |
Acamptogorgia |
Villogorgia | |
Acanthomuricea Hentschel, 1902 |
Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868 (see Fabricius & Alderslade 2001: 212) |
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Actinopitilon Kükenthal, 1910 |
Actinoptilum |
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Allogorgia |
Swiftia |
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Ammothea |
Litophyton |
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Amphianthus Kükenthal, 1902 |
Amphiacme |
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Anthoplexaura Kükenthal, 1908 |
Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868 (see Fabricius & Alderslade 2001: 212) |
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Antillogorgia |
Pseudopterogorgia |
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Ascolepis Thomson & Rennet, 1931 |
Fannyella J.E. Gray, 1873 |
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Balticina |
Halipteris |
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Bathyalcyon Versluys, 1906 |
Anthomastus |
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Bathyptilum Kolliker, 1872 |
Kophobelemnon |
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Benthoptilum Verrill, 1885 |
Anthoptilum |
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Birotulata Nutting, 1911 |
Melithaea |
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Boarella |
Acanthogorgia |
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Bovella |
Echinogorgia |
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Brandella |
Villogorgia |
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Cactogorgia |
Nidalia |
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Callistephanus |
Swiftia |
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Cereopsida Strand, 1928: 32 |
Bellonella |
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Cereopsis Saville Kent, 1870: 398 |
Bellonella |
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Cladiscus Koren and Danielssen, 1877 |
Virgularia |
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Clavella Gray, 1870 |
Lituaria |
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Clematissa |
Muriceides |
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Crinillum Harting, Miqual and Hoeven, 1861 |
Umbellula |
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Dasygorgia |
Chrysogorgia |
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Dendrogorgia Simpson, 1910 |
Ideogorgia |
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Dichotella |
Ctenocella |
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Discogorgia |
Thesea |
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Discomuricea |
Paracis |
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Dübenia Danielssen and Koren, 1884 |
Stylatula |
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Eunephthya |
Capnella |
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Euniceopsis Verrill, 1907 |
Eunicea |
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Evacis |
Thesea |
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Filigella |
Thesea |
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Fungulus Tixier-Durivault, 1970 (preoccupied name) |
Funginus |
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Fusticularia Simpson, 1905 |
probably synonymous with Cavernularia according to Kukenthal, 1915 |
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Filigorgia |
Leptogorgia |
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Göndul Koren and Danielssen, 1883 |
Halipteris | |
Gunneria Danielssen and Koren, 1884 |
Kophobelemnon |
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Hartea Wright, 1864 |
possibly Sarcodictyon |
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Simpsonella Stiasny, 1940 |
Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981 |
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Helicoptilum Nutting, 1912 |
Distichoptilum |
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Hemicorallium |
Corallium |
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Herklotsia Gray, 1860 |
Renilla |
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Herophile |
Riisea |
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Hicksonia |
Clavularia |
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Hicksonella Simpson, 1910 |
Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981 |
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Hymenogorgia |
Phyllogorgia |
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Juncoptilum Thomson & Henderson, 1905 |
Distichoptilum |
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Lapidogorgia Grasshoff, 1999 |
Paraplexaura Kükenthal, 1909 (see Fabricius & Alderslade 2001: 209) |
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Lepidogorgia |
Radicipes |
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Lithotelesto |
Epiphaxum |
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Litigorgia |
Pacifigorgia |
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Lobularia |
Cladiella |
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Lophogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 |
Leptogorgia |
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Lycurus |
Ainigmaptilon |
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Malacogorgia |
Trichogorgia |
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Melitella Gray, 1859 |
Melithaea |
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Melitodes |
Melithaea |
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Metalcyonium Pfeffer, 1889 (B122) |
Bellonella |
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Microspicularia |
Cladiella |
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Morchellana Gray, 1862Nephthea Audoin, 1826 |
Dendronephthya (umbellate)Litophyton Forskal, 1775 |
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Pachyclavularia Roule, 1908 |
Briareum |
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Paracanthogorgia Stiasny, 1943 |
Acanthogoria |
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Paranephthya |
Capnella |
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Parerythropodium |
Alcyonium |
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Perisceles |
Villogorgia |
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Phenilia |
Verrucella |
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Platycaulos |
Swiftia |
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Platygorgia Studer, 1887 |
Eunicella |
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Pleurocorallium |
Corallium |
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Plexauroides Wright & Studer, 1889 |
Menella |
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Psilacabaria Ridley |
? |
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Rhipidogorgia |
Gorgonia |
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Rhopalonella Roule, Maas & Bedot, 1908 |
Thouarella |
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Rolandia Lacase-Duthiers, 1900 |
Sarcodictyon |
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Roxasia Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1957 |
Dendronephthya (divaricate) |
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Scirpearia |
Ellisella |
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Semperina Kölliker, 1870 |
Iciligorgia |
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Solenopodium |
Briareum |
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Sphaerella |
Cladiella |
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Spongioderma |
Homophyton |
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Spongodes Lesson, 1831 |
Dendronephthya (glomerate) |
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Spongodia |
Stereonephthya |
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Stenella |
Candidella |
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Stenogorgia |
Swiftia |
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Stachyodes |
Narella |
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Strophogorgia |
Radicipes |
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Suberia |
Semperina |
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Toeplitzella Deichmann, 1936 |
Viminella |
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Trachymuricea |
Muriceides |
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Trinella |
Parisis |
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Xiphigorgia |
Pterogorgia |