Alcyoniidae

Alcyonium palmatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alcyoniina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Alcyonaria Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Alcyoniina

Familia: Alcyoniidae
Subfamiliae: Alcyoniinae - Anthomastinae

Overview of genera

Aldersladum – Anastromvos – Heteropolypus – Sphaerasclera –

Name

Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812

References

• Benayahu, Y.; McFadden, C.S. 2011: A new genus of soft coral of the family Alcyoniidae (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) with re-description of a new combination and description of a new species. ZooKeys, 84: 1–11. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.84.781
• Bryce, M., Poliseno, A., Alderslade, P. & Vargas, S. 2015: Digitate and capitate soft corals (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) from Western Australia with reports on new species and new Australian geographical records. Zootaxa 3963(2): 160–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.2.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Bryce, M. & Wilson, N.G. 2019. A new genus with two new capitate species of dimorphic soft corals (Octocorallia : Alcyoniidae) from north-western Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 33(1): 71-88. DOI: 10.1071/IS17051 . Reference page. 
• Molodtsova, T.N., 2013: Deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research, 9 (5-6): 488–515. Abstract: DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2012.750427

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Lederkorallen
日本語: ウミトサカ科