Plexauridae
Also known as: Gorgonias, Plexaurid sea fans, Vytininės vėduoklės, trsovníkovití, ホソヤギ科, 網柳珊瑚科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Plexauridae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1859). On the arrangement of zoophytes with pinnated tentacles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (3) 4: 439–444. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=348926 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 18 |
| Species records held | 152 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 212 |
| GBIF key | 9242 |
Genera in Plexauridae
- Muricea — 38 species: Muricea acervata, Muricea acropora, Muricea albida, Muricea ambarae, Muricea aspera, Muricea atlantica, Muricea austera, Muricea bicolor
- Eunicea — 35 species: Eunicea apiculata, Eunicea aspera, Eunicea asperula, Eunicea calyculata, Eunicea castelnaudi, Eunicea clavigera, Eunicea crassa, Eunicea distans
- Plexaura — 25 species: Plexaura anguiculus, Plexaura arbuscula, Plexaura corticosa, Plexaura desiderata, Plexaura dubia, Plexaura edwardsi, Plexaura ehrenbergi, Plexaura esperi
- Thesea — 22 species: Thesea acanthoides, Thesea alternata, Thesea antiope, Thesea bicolor, Thesea citrina, Thesea dalioi, Thesea dendritica, Thesea gracilis
- Swiftia — 12 species: Swiftia borealis, Swiftia comauensis, Swiftia dubia, Swiftia exserta, Swiftia farallonesica, Swiftia phaeton, Swiftia pourtalesii, Swiftia pusilla
- Pseudoplexaura — 4 species: Pseudoplexaura flagellosa, Pseudoplexaura porosa, Pseudoplexaura tenuis, Pseudoplexaura wagenaari
- Elasmogorgia — 3 species: Elasmogorgia filiformis, Elasmogorgia flexilis, Elasmogorgia ramosa
- Alaskagorgia — 2 species: Alaskagorgia aleutiana, Alaskagorgia splendicitrina
- Hypnogorgia — 2 species: Hypnogorgia nutans, Hypnogorgia pendula
- Bayergorgia — 1 species: Bayergorgia vermidoma
- Berbyce — 1 species: Berbyce indica
- Caliacis — 1 species: Caliacis nutans
- Cryogorgia — 1 species: Cryogorgia koolsae
- Cyclogorgia — 1 species: Cyclogorgia fragilis
- Discomuricea — 1 species: Discomuricea macrospiculata
- Gonigoria — 1 species: Gonigoria clavata
- Mesogligorgia — 1 species: Mesogligorgia scotiae
- Pseudechinogorgia — 1 species: Pseudechinogorgia simpsoni
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.