1. Genus Alloptilella Li, Zhan & Xu, 2021
2. Genus Crassophyllum Tixier-Durivault, 1961
3. Genus Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758
4. Genus Pteroeides Herklots, 1858
5. Genus Ptilella Gray, 1870
6. Genus Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865
7. Genus Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848
8. Genus Argentella Gray, 1870 accepted as Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 (synonym)
9. Genus Crispella Gray, 1870 accepted as Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 (synonym)
10. Genus Godeffroyia Kölliker, 1869 accepted as Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 (synonym)
11. Genus Leioptilum Gray, 1860 accepted as Leioptilus Gray, 1860 accepted as Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865 (alternative spelling)
12. Genus Leioptilus Gray, 1860 accepted as Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865 (synonym)
13. Genus Lioptilum Pfeffer, 1886 accepted as Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865 (synonym)
14. Genus Penna Bohadsch, 1761 accepted as Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758 (suppressed by IZCN for nomenclatural uses)
15. Genus Phosphorella Gray, 1870 accepted as Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
16. Genus Pteroides accepted as Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
17. Genus Pteromorpha Herklots, 1858 accepted as Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 (synonym)
18. Genus Sarcophyllum Kölliker, 1869 accepted as Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848 (synonym)
19. Genus Struthiopteron Broch, 1910 accepted as Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 (synonym)
20. Genus Bathypenna Marion, 1906 accepted as Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891 (uncertain, synonym)

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