Taxonomy Profile: Alcyoniidae (Lamouroux 1812)

Alcyoniidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
true soft corals []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Alcyoniidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Radiata
Phylum : Cnidaria
cnidarians |
coelenterates |
água viva |
anêmona |
caravela |
cnidario |
coral |
hidra |
cnidaires |
coelentérés |
Subphylum : Anthozoa
Class : Anthozoa
corals |
flower animals |
sea anemones |
água viva |
anêmona |
antozoário |
caravela |
corais |
gorgônia |
anémones de mer |
coraux |
Subclass : Octocorallia
Order : Alcyonacea
soft corals |
soft corals |
Suborder : Alcyoniina
true soft corals |
Family : Alcyoniidae
true soft corals |
Alcyoniidae Direct Children(s):
Alcyonium
(Linnaeus 1758)
Bellonella
(Gray 1862)
Drifa
(Danielssen 1887)
Anthomastus
(Verrill 1878)
Gersemia
(Marenzeller 1877)
Duva
(Koren and Danielssen 1883)
Pseudodrifa
(Utinomi 1961)
Sinularia
(May 1898)
Alcyoniidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Alcyoniidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cairns, Stephen D., Dale R. Calder, Anita Brinckmann-Voss, Clovis B. Castro, Daphne G. Fautin,...
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Second Edition, 2002
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 28
Page(s):
xi + 115
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-39-5/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Cairns, Stephen D., Dale R. Calder, Anita Brinckmann-Voss, Clovis B. Castro, Daphne G. Fautin, Philip R. Pugh, Claudia E. Mills, Walter C. Jaap, Mary N. Arai, Stephen H. D. Haddock, and Dennis M. Opresko
Reference for:
Alcyoniidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Bayer, Frederick M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1956-01-01 / 1956-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Octocorallia
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F: Coelenterata
Page(s):
F166-F231
Publisher:
Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press
Publication Place:
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
1963 reprint edition. Separately authored chapters may include original descriptions
Reference for:
Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alcyoniidae: Comments