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World List of Octocorallia

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Primnoidae Milne Edwards, 1857

125278  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125278)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Scleralcyonacea (Order)
  7. Primnoidae (Family)
accepted
Family
armata Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calligorgiadae Gray, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (in part)
Calyptrophoradae Gray, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Abyssoprimnoa Cairns, 2015
  2. Genus Acanthoprimnoa Cairns & Bayer, 2004
  3. Genus Aglaoprimnoa Bayer, 1996
  4. Genus Ainigmaptilon Dean, 1926
  5. Genus Armadillogorgia Bayer, 1980
  6. Genus Arntzia López-González, Gili & Orejas, 2002
  7. Genus Arthrogorgia Kükenthal, 1908
  8. Genus Australogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009
  9. Genus Callogorgia Gray, 1858
  10. Genus Callozostron Wright, 1885
  11. Genus Calyptrophora Gray, 1866
  12. Genus Candidella Bayer, 1954
  13. Genus Convexella Bayer, 1996
  14. Genus Dasystenella Versluys, 1906
  15. Genus Fannyella Gray, 1872
  16. Genus Faxiella Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2012
  17. Genus Helicoprimnoa Cairns, 2012
  18. Genus Heptaprimnoa Cairns, 2012
  19. Genus Loboprimnoa Cairns, 2016
  20. Genus Macroprimnoa Cairns, 2018
  21. Genus Metafannyella Cairns & Bayer, 2009
  22. Genus Metanarella Cairns, 2012
  23. Genus Microprimnoa Bayer & Stefani, 1989
  24. Genus Mirostenella Bayer, 1988
  25. Genus Narella Gray, 1870
  26. Genus Narelloides Cairns, 2012
  27. Genus Onogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009
  28. Genus Ophidiogorgia Bayer, 1980
  29. Genus Pachyprimnoa Cairns, 2016
  30. Genus Paracalyptrophora Kinoshita, 1908
  31. Genus Paranarella Cairns, 2007
  32. Genus Parastenella Versluys, 1906
  33. Genus Perissogorgia Bayer & Stefani, 1989
  34. Genus Plumarella Gray, 1870
  35. Genus Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812
  36. Genus Primnocapsa Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2012
  37. Genus Primnoeides Studer & Wright, 1887
  38. Genus Primnoella Gray, 1858
  39. Genus Pseudoplumarella Kükenthal, 1915
  40. Genus Pterostenella Versluys, 1906
  41. Genus Pyrogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009
  42. Genus Scopaegorgia Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-González, 2010
  43. Genus Tauroprimnoa Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010
  44. Genus Thouarella Gray, 1870
  45. Genus Tokoprymno Bayer, 1996
  46. Genus Verticillata Zapata-Guardiola, López-González & Gili, 2013
  47. Genus Amphilaphis Wright & Studer, 1887 accepted as Thouarella Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  48. Genus Ascolepis Thomson & Rennet, 1931 accepted as Fannyella (Fannyella) Gray, 1872 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  49. Genus Ascolepsis accepted as Fannyella (Fannyella) Gray, 1872 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of Ascolepis )
  50. Genus Caligorgia Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Callogorgia Gray, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Genus Callicella Gray, 1870 accepted as Callogorgia Gray, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  52. Genus Calligorgia Gray, 1870 accepted as Callogorgia Gray, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Genus Callirrhabdos Philippi, 1894 accepted as Primnoella Gray, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Genus Calypterinus Wright & Studer, 1887 accepted as Narella Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  55. Genus Cricogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857 accepted as Plumarella Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Genus Dicholaphis Kinoshita, 1907 accepted as Plumarella Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  57. Genus Digitogorgia Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010 accepted as Primnoeides Studer & Wright, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  58. Genus Diplocalyptra Kinoshita, 1908 accepted as Thouarella (Diplocalyptra) Kinoshita, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  59. Genus Fanellia Gray, 1870 accepted as Callogorgia Gray, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  60. Genus Lithoprimnoa Grube, 1861 accepted as Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  61. Genus Lycurus Molander, 1929 accepted as Ainigmaptilon Dean, 1926 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  62. Genus Primnodendron Nutting, 1912 accepted as Thouarella (Thouarella) Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Genus Prymnoa Lamouroux, 1812 accepted as Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  64. Genus Pseudonarella Cairns & Taylor, 2019 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  65. Genus Rhopalonella Roule, 1908 accepted as Thouarella (Thouarella) Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  66. Genus Stachyodes Wright & Studer, 1887 accepted as Narella Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Genus Stenella Gray, 1870 accepted as Candidella Bayer, 1954 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Stenella Gray, 1866)
  68. Genus Xiphocella Gray, 1870 accepted as Callogorgia Gray, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  69. Genus Primnoides Studer & Wright, 1887 represented as Primnoeides Studer & Wright, 1887
  70. Genus Myura Gray, 1859 (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Primnoidae Milne Edwards, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125278 on 2025-06-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
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2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of armata Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862
page(s): 357 [details] 

original description (of Calligorgiadae Gray, 1870) Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 34 [details] 

original description (of Calyptrophoradae Gray, 1870) Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 41 [details] 

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Daly, M., M.R. Brugler, P. Cartwright, A.G. Collins, M.N. Dawson, D.G. Fautin, S.C. France, C.S. McFadden, D.M. Opresko, E. Rodriquez, S.L. Romano, J.L. Stake. (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> (1668): 127-182., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01668p182.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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