Scleraxonia

Suborder of corals

Scleraxonia
Giant sea fan, Annella mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Scleraxonia
Studer, 1887
Families

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Scleraxonia is a suborder of corals, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.[1]

Characteristics

Members of Scleraxonia have a skeletal axis made of calcified spicules, organic fibres or both, which may be separate, linked or fused together.[2]

Families and genera

There are nine recognised families in this suborder and over thirty genera, with four families (Anthothelidae, Briareidae, Coralliidae and Subergorgiidae) containing some deep-water species and two families (Paragorgiidae and Parisididae) being exclusively deep water.[3]

Families and genera in this suborder include:

  • Anthothelidae Broch, 1916[4]
    • Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908
    • Anthothela Verrill, 1879
    • Briareopsis Bayer, 1993
    • Erythropodium Kölliker, 1865
    • Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870
    • Lateothela Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
    • Solenocaulon Gray, 1862
    • Stereogorgia
    • Tubigorgia Pasternak, 1985
    • Williamsium Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
  • Briareidae Gray, 1859[5]
    • Briareum Blainville, 1834
    • Lignopsis Perez & Zamponi, 2000
    • Pseudosuberia Kükenthal, 1919
  • Coralliidae Lamouroux, 1812[6]
  • Melithaeidae Gray, 1870[7]
    • Asperaxis Alderslade, 2007
    • Melithaea Milne-Edwards, 1857
  • Paragorgiidae Kukenthal, 1916[8]
    • Paragorgia Milne-Edwards, 1857
    • Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937
  • Parisididae Aurivillius, 1931[9]
    • Parisis Verrill, 1864
  • Spongiodermidae Wright & Studer, 1889[10]
    • Callipodium Verrill, 1876
    • Diodogorgia Kuekenthal, 1919
    • Homophyton Gray, 1866
    • Sclerophyton Cairns & Wirshing, 2015
    • Titanideum Verrill, 1864
    • Tripalea Bayer, 1955
  • Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859[11]
  • Victorgorgiidae Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scleraxonia". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ Grasshoff, Manfred; Bargibant, Georges (2001). Coral Reef Gorgonians of New Caledonia. IRD Editions. p. 63. ISBN 978-2-7099-1466-6.
  3. ^ Lesser, Michael (2011). Advances in Marine Biology. Academic Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-12-385529-9.
  4. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Anthothelidae Broch, 1916". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Briareidae Gray, 1859". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coralliidae Lamouroux, 1812". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  7. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melithaeidae Gray, 1870". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  8. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paragorgiidae Kükenthal, 1916". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  9. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Parisididae Aurivillius, 1931". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  10. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spongiodermidae Wright & Studer, 1889". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  11. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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