Octocorallia

Alternate names: Alcyonaria, Gorgonacea, horny coral, sea fan, sea feather, soft coral

Author: Haeckel, 1866

Representative image using: Narella

MBARI 2006:T1064-01

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Representative image using: Umbellula sp. 2

MBARI 2003: V2358-02

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Representative image using: Lepidisis

MBARI 2014: D641-05

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Representative image using: Keratoisis

MBARI 2014: D640-03

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Representative image using: Calyptrophora laevispinosa

MBARI 2005: T885-01

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Representative image using: Swiftia simplex

MBARI 2002: V2277-05

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Representative image using: Leptogorgia chilensis

MBARI 2011: V3651-01

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Representative image using: Parastenella ramosa

MBARI 2003: T631-06

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Representative image using: Chrysogorgia monticola

MBARI 2006: T945-02

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Representative image using: Funiculina

MBARI 2007: V3136-02

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Representative image using: Parastenella gymnogaster

MBARI 2006: T1007-05

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Representative image using: Chrysogorgia pinnata

MBARI 2006: T947-03

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Octocorallia

Alternate names: Alcyonaria, Gorgonacea, horny coral, sea fan, sea feather, soft coral

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Octocorallia Alternate names: Alcyonaria, Gorgonacea, horny coral, sea fan, sea feather, soft coral Author: Haeckel, 1866 Representative image using: Narella MBARI 2006:T1064-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Umbellula sp. 2 MBARI 2003: V2358-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Lepidisis MBARI 2014: D641-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Keratoisis MBARI 2014: D640-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Calyptrophora laevispinosa MBARI 2005: T885-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Swiftia simplex MBARI 2002: V2277-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Leptogorgia chilensis MBARI 2011: V3651-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Parastenella ramosa MBARI 2003: T631-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chrysogorgia monticola MBARI 2006: T945-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Funiculina MBARI 2007: V3136-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Parastenella gymnogaster MBARI 2006: T1007-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chrysogorgia pinnata MBARI 2006: T947-03 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Anthozoa (class) Octocorallia (subclass) Alcyonacea (order) Pennatulacea (order) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, hard substrate. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Breedy, O. and H.M. Guzman (2007). A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific. Zootaxa, 1419:1–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1419.1.1 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Octocorallia (Haeckel, 1866 ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Octocorallia. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2022-10-01.
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