Pleurogorgiidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family | Pleurogorgiidae |
| Published in | Cairns, S.D., R.T.S. Cordeiro, Y. Xu, Z. Zhan & P. Alderslade. (2021). A new family and two new genera of calcaxonian octocoral, including a redescription of Pleurogorgia militaris (Cnidaria:Octocorallia:Chrysogorgiidae) and its placement in a new genus. |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 2 |
| Species records held | 2 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 5 |
| GBIF key | 11162243 |
Genera in Pleurogorgiidae
- Aurogorgia — 1 species: Aurogorgia tasmaniensis
- Pleurogorgia — 1 species: Pleurogorgia plana
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.