ALPHABETICAL LIST OF

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

A

 

 

 

Acanella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

Acanthacis Deichmann, 1936

Acanthoaxis Ofwegen & McFadden, 2010

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1758

Aldersladum Benayahu & McFadden, 2011

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

 

Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908

Altumia Benayahu, McFadden, Shoham, 2017

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1879

Antillogorgia Bayer, 1951

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1987

Australogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Azoriella López-González & Gili, 2008

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, 1834

ALCYONACEA: BRIAREIDAE

C

 

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, 2005

Chromoplexaura Williams, 2013

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1857

Complexum Ofwegen, Aurelle, Sartoretto, 2014

ALCYONACEA: COELOGORGIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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

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

Discogorgia Kükenthal, 1919

ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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

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

Eknomisis Watling & France, 2011

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1869

Eunephthya Verrill, 1869 

ALYCONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

ALCYONACEA: NEPHTHEIDAE

Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Eunicella Verrill, 1869

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Euplexaura Verrill, 1865

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

F

 

Fanellia Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Fannyella Gray, 1873

Fasciclia Janes, 2008

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

ALCYONACEA: XENIIDAE

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

Grasshoffia Williams, 2015

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

Guaiagorgia Grasshoff & Alderslade, 1997

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891

PENNATULACEA: PTEROEIDIDAE

H

 

Halipteris Kölliker, 1869

Hedera Conti-Jerpe & Freshwater, 2017

PENNATULACEA: VIRGULARIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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

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

 

Jasonisis Alderslade & McFadden, 2012

Jasminisis Alderslade, 1998

ALCYONACEA: ISIDIDAE

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

Lateothela Moore, Alderslade & Miller 2017

 

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

 

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

Metafannyella Cairns & Bayer, 2009

Metaprimnoa Cairns, 2012

 

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

ALCYONIDAE: PRIMNOIDAE

 

 

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

 
Nanipora Miyazaki and Reimer, 2015

Narella Gray, 1870

Narelloides Cairns, 2012

HELIOPORACEA: LITHOTELESTIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Neospongodes Kükenthal, 1903

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

Onogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009

ALCYONACEA: NIDALIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

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

Paranarella Cairns, 2007

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Paraplexaura Kükenthal, 1909

Parasphaerasclera McFadden & Ofwegen, 2013

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1910

Pocupinella Lopez-Gonzalez & Williams, 2011

ALCYONACEA: IFALUKELLIDAE

PENNATULACEA: 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, 1919

Pseudochrysogorgia Pante & France, 2010

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 1865

Pyrogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009

PENNATULACEA: PENNATULIDAE

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

R

 

Radicipes Stearns, 1883

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Renilla Lamarck, 1816

PENNATULACEA: RENILLIDAE

Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Rhodelinda Bayer, 1981

Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Rhytisma Alderslade, 2000

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

Riisea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

Rolandia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900

ALCYONACEA: ELLISELLIDAE

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

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

Sclerophyton Cairns & Wirshing, 2015

Scleroptilum Kölliker, 1880

ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAE

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

Sphaerasclera McFadden & Ofwegen, 2013

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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

T

 

Taiaroa Bayer & Muzik, 1976

Tauroprimnoa Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-Gonzalez, 2010

ALCYONACEA: TAIAROIDAE

ALCYONACEA: 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, 2003

Titanideum Verrill, 1864

Tobagogorgia Sanchez, 2007

ALCYONACEA: ALCYONIIDAE

ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAE

ALCYONACEA: GORGONIIDAE

Tokoprymno Bayer, 1996

ALCYONACEA: PRIMNOIDAE

Trachythela Verrill, 1922

ALCYONACEA: CLAVULARIIDAE

Trichogorgia Hickson, 1905

ALCYONACEA: CHRYSOGORGIIDAE

Trimuricea Gordon, 1926

ALCYONACEA: PLEXAURIDAE

Tripalea Bayer, 1955

Tubigorgia Pasternak, 1985

ALCYONACEA: SPONGIODERMIDAE

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

 
Williamsium Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017

Wrightella Gray, 1870

ALCYONACEA: ANTHOTHELIDAE

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

Acabaria Gray, 1859

Acalycigorgia Kükenthal, 1919

Melithaea

Acanthogorgia

Acamptogorgia

Villogorgia

Acanthomuricea Hentschel, 1902

Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868 (see Fabricius & Alderslade 2001: 212)

Actinopitilon Kükenthal, 1910

Actinoptilum

Allogorgia

Swiftia

Ammothea

Litophyton

Amphianthus Kükenthal, 1902

Amphiacme

Anthoplexaura Kükenthal, 1908

Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868 (see Fabricius & Alderslade 2001: 212)

Antillogorgia

Pseudopterogorgia

Ascolepis Thomson & Rennet, 1931

Fannyella J.E. Gray, 1873

Balticina

Halipteris

Bathyalcyon Versluys, 1906

Anthomastus

Bathyptilum Kolliker, 1872

Kophobelemnon

Benthoptilum Verrill, 1885

Anthoptilum

Birotulata Nutting, 1911

Melithaea

Boarella

Acanthogorgia

Bovella

Echinogorgia

Brandella

Villogorgia

Cactogorgia

Nidalia

Callistephanus

Swiftia

Cereopsida Strand, 1928: 32

Bellonella

Cereopsis Saville Kent, 1870: 398

Bellonella

Cladiscus Koren and Danielssen, 1877

Virgularia

Clavella Gray, 1870

Lituaria

Clematissa

Muriceides

Crinillum Harting, Miqual and Hoeven, 1861

Umbellula

Dasygorgia

Chrysogorgia

Dendrogorgia Simpson, 1910

Ideogorgia

Dichotella

Ctenocella

Discogorgia

Thesea

Discomuricea

Paracis

Dübenia Danielssen and Koren, 1884

Stylatula

Eunephthya

Capnella

Euniceopsis Verrill, 1907

Eunicea

Evacis

Thesea

Filigella

Thesea

Fungulus Tixier-Durivault, 1970 (preoccupied name)

Funginus

Fusticularia Simpson, 1905

probably synonymous with Cavernularia according to Kukenthal, 1915

Filigorgia

Leptogorgia

Göndul Koren and Danielssen, 1883

Halipteris

Gunneria Danielssen and Koren, 1884

Kophobelemnon

Hartea Wright, 1864

possibly Sarcodictyon

Simpsonella Stiasny, 1940

Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981

Helicoptilum Nutting, 1912

Distichoptilum

Hemicorallium

Corallium

Herklotsia Gray, 1860

Renilla

Herophile

Riisea

Hicksonia

Clavularia

Hicksonella Simpson, 1910

Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981

Hymenogorgia

Phyllogorgia

Juncoptilum Thomson & Henderson, 1905

Distichoptilum

Lapidogorgia Grasshoff, 1999

Paraplexaura Kükenthal, 1909 (see Fabricius & Alderslade 2001: 209)

Lepidogorgia

Radicipes

Lithotelesto

Epiphaxum

Litigorgia

Pacifigorgia

Lobularia

Cladiella

Lophogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

Leptogorgia

Lycurus

Ainigmaptilon

Malacogorgia

Trichogorgia

Melitella Gray, 1859

Melithaea

Melitodes

Melithaea

Metalcyonium Pfeffer, 1889 (B122)

Bellonella

Microspicularia

Cladiella

Morchellana Gray, 1862

Nephthea Audoin, 1826

Dendronephthya (umbellate)

Litophyton Forskal, 1775

Pachyclavularia Roule, 1908

Briareum

Paracanthogorgia Stiasny, 1943

Acanthogoria

Paranephthya

Capnella

Parerythropodium

Alcyonium

Perisceles

Villogorgia

Phenilia

Verrucella

Platycaulos

Swiftia

Platygorgia Studer, 1887

Eunicella

Pleurocorallium

Corallium

Plexauroides Wright & Studer, 1889

Menella

Psilacabaria Ridley

?

Rhipidogorgia

Gorgonia

Rhopalonella Roule, Maas & Bedot, 1908

Thouarella

Rolandia Lacase-Duthiers, 1900

Sarcodictyon

Roxasia Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1957

Dendronephthya (divaricate)

Scirpearia

Ellisella

Semperina Kölliker, 1870

Iciligorgia

Solenopodium

Briareum

Sphaerella

Cladiella

Spongioderma

Homophyton

Spongodes Lesson, 1831

Dendronephthya (glomerate)

Spongodia

Stereonephthya

Stenella

Candidella

Stenogorgia

Swiftia

Stachyodes

Narella

Strophogorgia

Radicipes

Suberia

Semperina

Toeplitzella Deichmann, 1936

Viminella

Trachymuricea

Muriceides

Trinella

Parisis

Xiphigorgia

Pterogorgia