Cornulariidae
| Cornulariidae | |
|---|---|
| Cornularia cornucopiae coral | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Cornulariidae Dana, 1846 [1] |
| Genera | |
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Cornulariidae is a family of soft corals in the order Scleralcyonacea.[1]
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes a single genus in the family:[1]
- Cornularia Lamarck, 1816
Prior to a 2022 taxonomic revision of Octocorallia corals,[2] a second genus was included:
- Cervera Lopez-Gonzalez, Ocana, Garcia-Gomez & Nunez, 1995 (now placed in family Cerveridae).[3]
References
- ^ a b c World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Cornulariidae Dana, 1846". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ McFadden, Catherine S.; Van Ofwegen, Leen P.; Quattrini, Andrea M. (2022). "Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics". Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists. 1 (3). doi:10.18061/bssb.v1i3.8735.
- ^ World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2025.