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Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812

101252  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101252)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Class)
  5. Alcyonacea (Order)
  6. Alcyoniidae (Family)
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Family
Alcyonidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Genus Aldersladum Benayahu & McFadden, 2011
  3. Genus Anastromvos Bryce & Wilson, 2019
  4. Genus Anthomastus Verrill, 1878
  5. Genus Bellonella Gray, 1862
  6. Genus Cladiella Gray, 1869
  7. Genus Complexum Van Ofwegen, Aurelle & Sartoretto, 2014
  8. Genus Dampia Alderslade, 1983
  9. Genus Dimorphophyton Williams, 1988
  10. Genus Discophyton McFadden & Hochberg, 2003
  11. Genus Elbeenus Alderslade, 2002
  12. Genus Eleutherobia Pütter, 1900
  13. Genus Hedera Conti-Jerpe & Freshwater, 2017
  14. Genus Heteropolypus Tixier-Durivault, 1964
  15. Genus Inflatocalyx Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988
  16. Genus Klyxum Alderslade, 2000
  17. Genus Kotatea Kessel et al., 2022
  18. Genus Lanthanocephalus Williams & Starmer, 2000
  19. Genus Lobophytum Marenzeller, 1886
  20. Genus Lobularia Savigny
  21. Genus Lohowia Alderslade, 2003
  22. Genus Malacacanthus Thomson, 1910
  23. Genus Minabea Utinomi, 1957
  24. Genus Notodysiferus Alderslade, 2003
  25. Genus Paraminabea Williams & Alderslade, 1999
  26. Genus Parerythropodium Kükenthal, 1916
  27. Genus Protodendron Thomson & Dean, 1931
  28. Genus Pseudoalcyonium Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1975
  29. Genus Pseudoanthomastus Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974
  30. Genus Rhytisma Alderslade, 2000
  31. Genus Sarcophyton Lesson in Bélanger, 1834
  32. Genus Sinularia May, 1898
  33. Genus Skamnarium Alderslade, 2000
  34. Genus Sphaeralcyon Lopez-Gonzalez & Gili, 2005
  35. Genus Sphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013
  36. Genus Thrombophyton McFadden & Hochberg, 2003
  37. Genus Ushanaia Kessel et al., 2022
  38. Genus Verseveldtia Williams, 1990
  39. Genus Alcionium Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  40. Genus Alcyonia Pallas, 1787 accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  41. Genus Alcyonidium auct. accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  42. Genus Alcyonum Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  43. Genus Belonella accepted as Bellonella Gray, 1862 (spelling mistake)
  44. Genus Halcyonia Pallas, 1787 accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  45. Genus Halcyonium Esper, 1805 accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  46. Genus Lithophyta Forskål, 1775 accepted as Litophyton Forskål, 1775
  47. Genus Lithophytum Agassiz, 1844 accepted as Litophyton Forskål, 1775
  48. Genus Lobularia Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Genus Metalcyonium Pfeffer, 1889 accepted as Bellonella Gray, 1862
  50. Genus Parethropodium accepted as Parerythropodium Kükenthal, 1916 (Spelling mistake)
  51. Genus Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995 accepted as Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  52. Genus Sarcophytum accepted as Sarcophyton Lesson in Bélanger, 1834 (misspelling)
  53. Genus Sclerophytum Pratt in Gardiner, 1903 accepted as Sinularia May, 1898 (synonym)
  54. Genus Ammothea Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain, unassessed)
  55. Genus Bathyalcyon Versluys, 1906 (uncertain, unassessed)
  56. Genus Nododysiferus (uncertain, unassessed)
  57. Genus Rhipiopathes (uncertain, unassessed)
  58. Genus Sarcophytoncertum (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Sphaerella Gray, 1869 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Spelling Alcyonidae used in Cat. Of Life; Alcyoniidae currently used in WoRMS (May 2012), appears correct being based on type...  
Taxonomic remark Spelling Alcyonidae used in Cat. Of Life; Alcyoniidae currently used in WoRMS (May 2012), appears correct being based on type genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
IRMNG (2021). Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101252 on 2024-04-18
Date
action
by
2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2012-01-29 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonaria (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Scieraxonia (Suborder) > Alcyoniidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Anthozoans, marine (characteristic of class) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Silurian (Llandovery)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Spelling Alcyonidae used in Cat. Of Life; Alcyoniidae currently used in WoRMS (May 2012), appears correct being based on type genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
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