Discophytidae
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1749532 on 2026-08-29
created: 2024-05-01T00:32:43Z
modified: 2024-05-01T00:32:43Z
replaces: 1609632
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
class: Octocorallia
family: Discophytidae
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2024). Errata: Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists. 1(3): 8735.
name 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.
name published in year: 2024
name published in year: 2022
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 1609357
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
taxon rank: Family
taxonomic status: accepted