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Gorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812

125275  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125275)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Gorgoniidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Adelogorgia Bayer, 1958
  2. Genus Antillogorgia Bayer, 1951
  3. Genus Callistephanus Wright & Studer, 1889
  4. Genus Chromoplexaura Williams, 2013
  5. Genus Eugorgia Verrill, 1868
  6. Genus Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758
  7. Genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857
  8. Genus Olindagorgia Bayer, 1981
  9. Genus Pacifigorgia Bayer, 1951
  10. Genus Phycogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  11. Genus Phyllogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  12. Genus Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868
  13. Genus Pseudopterogorgia Kükenthal, 1919
  14. Genus Asperogorgia Stiasny, 1943 accepted as Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Genus Busella Gray, 1870 accepted as Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  16. Genus Danielssenia Grieg, 1887 accepted as Callistephanus Wright & Studer, 1889 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  17. Genus Hymenogorgia Valenciennes, 1855 accepted as Phyllogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  18. Genus Litigorgia Verrill, 1868 accepted as Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Genus Lophogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  20. Genus Muritella Gray, 1870 accepted as Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Genus Platycaulos Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Swiftia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Genus Rhipidigorgia Valenciennes, 1855 accepted as Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Genus Rhipidogorgia Valenciennes, 1855 accepted as Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  24. Genus Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995 accepted as Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125275 on 2024-11-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2009-08-12 11:48:18Z
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2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2014-05-13 13:06:42Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2022-11-05 21:48:31Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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context source (PeRMS) Cortés, J.; Enochs, I.C.; Sibaja-Cordero, J.; Hernández, L.; Alvarado, J.J.; Breedy, O.; Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Esquivel-Garrote, O.; Fernández-García, C.; Hermosillo, A.; Kaiser, K.L.; Medina-Rosas, P.; Morales-Ramírez, Á.; Pacheco, C.; Pérez-Matus, A.; Reyes-Bonilla, H.; Riosmena-Rodríguez, R.; Sánchez-Noguera, C.; Wieters, E.A.; Zapata, F.A. (2016). Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs. Chap. 7, pp. 203-250 <i>in:</i> Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4_7 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 321-322 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bayer, F.M. (1951). A revision of the nomenclature of the Gorgoniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) with an illustrated key to the genera. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 41(3): 91-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39696967 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

redescription McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 57-59 [details] 
 
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