Scleraxonia

Scleraxonia

Sea fan, Mopsella sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Subclass:	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]

Families and genera

Families and genera in this suborder include:

Anthothelidae Broch, 1916^[2]
- Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908
- Anthothela Verrill, 1879
- Briareopsis Bayer, 1993
- Callipodium Verrill, 1876
- Diodogorgia Kuekenthal, 1919
- Erythropodium
- Homophyton Gray, 1866
- Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870
- Solenocaulon Gray, 1862
- Titanideum Verrill, 1864
- Tripalea Bayer, 1955
- Tubigorgia Pasternak, 1985
- Victorgorgia Lopez Gonzalez & Briand, 2002
Briareidae Gray, 1859^[3]
- Briareum Blainville, 1834
- Lignopsis Perez & Zamponi, 2000
- Pseudosuberia Kükenthal, 1919
Coralliidae Lamouroux, 1812^[4]
- Corallium Cuvier, 1798
- Paracorallium Bayer & Cairns, 2003
Melithaeidae Gray, 1870^[5]
- Acabaria Gray, 1859
- Asperaxis Alderslade, 2007
- Clathraria Gray, 1859
- Melithaea Milne-Edwards, 1857
- Mopsella Gray, 1857
- Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902
- Wrightella Gray, 1870
Paragorgiidae Kukenthal, 1916^[6]
- Paragorgia Milne-Edwards, 1857
- Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937
Parisididae Aurivillius, 1931^[7]
- Parisis Verrill, 1864
Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859^[8]
- Annella Gray, 1858
- Rosgorgia Lopez Gonzalez & Gili, 2001
- Subergorgia Gray, 1857

References

↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125268 accessed 28 June 2011
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↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196232 accessed 28 June 2011

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