Erythropodium
| Erythropodium | |
|---|---|
| Erythropodium caribaeorum in the Aquarium de La Rochelle | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Erythropodiidae |
| Genus: | Erythropodium Kölliker, 1865 |
Erythropodium is a genus of soft coral in the monotypic family Erythropodiidae.[1] It was formerly placed in family Anthothelidae.[2]
Species
The following species are recognized:[1]
- Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
- Erythropodium hicksoni (Utinomi, 1972)
- Erythropodium salomonense Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910
- Erythropodium taoyuanensis Tu & Dai, 2022
References
- ^ a b World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Erythropodiidae Kükenthal, 1916". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 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.