Octocorallia

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

Author: Haeckel, 1866

Representative image using: Swiftia simplex

MBARI 2002: V2277-05

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Representative image using: Calyptrophora bayeri

MBARI 2006: T950-02

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Representative image using: Sibogagorgia cauliflora

MBARI 2016: D853

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Representative image using: Acanthogorgia

MBARI 2014: D639-08

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Representative image using: Gersemia juliepackardae

MBARI 2007: T1101-01

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Representative image using: Swiftia kofoidi

MBARI 2014: D639-07

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Representative image using: Alcyonium varum

MBARI 2018: D1100

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Representative image using: Heteropolypus ritteri

MBARI 2002: T428 Coolpix

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Representative image using: Chrysogorgia monticola

MBARI 2006: T945-02

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Representative image using: Isidella tentaculum

MBARI 2014: D641-03

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Representative image using: Corallium

MBARI 2004: T665

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Representative image using: Leptogorgia chilensis

MBARI 2011: V3651-01

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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: Swiftia simplex MBARI 2002: V2277-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Calyptrophora bayeri MBARI 2006: T950-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Sibogagorgia cauliflora MBARI 2016: D853 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthogorgia MBARI 2014: D639-08 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Gersemia juliepackardae MBARI 2007: T1101-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Swiftia kofoidi MBARI 2014: D639-07 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Alcyonium varum MBARI 2018: D1100 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Heteropolypus ritteri MBARI 2002: T428 Coolpix Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chrysogorgia monticola MBARI 2006: T945-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Isidella tentaculum MBARI 2014: D641-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Corallium MBARI 2004: T665 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Leptogorgia chilensis MBARI 2011: V3651-01 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 2020-10-20.
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