Pterogorgiidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Pterogorgiidae |
| Published in | McFadden, C. S., van Ofwegen, L. P., & Quattrini, A. M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists, 1(3), 8735, pp. 1–79. https://doi.org/10.18061/bssb.v |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 29 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 48 |
| GBIF key | 12242766 |
Genera in Pterogorgiidae
- Pterogorgia — 9 species: Pterogorgia anceps, Pterogorgia antillarum, Pterogorgia betulina, Pterogorgia citrina, Pterogorgia guadalupensis, Pterogorgia peruana, Pterogorgia sibogae, Pterogorgia sloanei
- Muriceopsis — 6 species: Muriceopsis bayeriana, Muriceopsis flavida, Muriceopsis metaclados, Muriceopsis petila, Muriceopsis sulphurea, Muriceopsis tuberculata
- Filigorgia — 5 species: Filigorgia angolana, Filigorgia guineensis, Filigorgia riodouroi, Filigorgia sanguinolenta, Filigorgia schoutedeni
- Pinnigorgia — 3 species: Pinnigorgia flava, Pinnigorgia perroteti, Pinnigorgia platystoma
- Stenogorgia — 3 species: Stenogorgia capensis, Stenogorgia casta, Stenogorgia sewelli
- Dacrygorgia — 2 species: Dacrygorgia albatrossi, Dacrygorgia modesta
- Tobagogorgia — 1 species: Tobagogorgia hardyi
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.