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Malacalcyonacea

1609357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1609357)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
accepted
Order
Octocorallia
Alcyoniina · unaccepted
Holaxonia · unaccepted
Scleraxonia · unaccepted
Stolonifera · unaccepted

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  1. Family Acanthoaxiidae van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2010
  2. Family Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859
  3. Family Acrophytidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
  4. Family Acrossotidae Bourne, 1914
  5. Family Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812
  6. Family Anthogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  7. Family Aquaumbridae Breedy, van Ofwegen & Vargas, 2012
  8. Family Arulidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012
  9. Family Astrogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  10. Family Capnellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  11. Family Carijoidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  12. Family Ceratocaulidae López-González, San Martín-Payá & Williams, 2024
  13. Family Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  14. Family Cladiellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  15. Family Clavulariidae Hickson, 1894
  16. Family Coelogorgiidae Bourne, 1900
  17. Family Corymbophytidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
  18. Family Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  19. Family Eunicellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  20. Family Euplexauridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  21. Family Gorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812
  22. Family Hicksoniidae Delage & Hérouard, 1901
  23. Family Incrustatidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  24. Family Isididae Lamouroux, 1812
  25. Family Keroeididae Kinoshita, 1910
  26. Family Laurinqueidae Breedy, McFadden, Murillo-Cruz & Quattrini, 2026
  27. Family Lemnaliidae Gray, 1869
  28. Family Leptophytidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
  29. Family Malacacanthidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  30. Family Melithaeidae Gray, 1870
  31. Family Nephtheidae Gray, 1862
  32. Family Nephthyigorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  33. Family Nidaliidae Gray, 1869
  34. Family Paralcyoniidae Gray, 1869
  35. Family Plexaurellidae Verrill, 1912
  36. Family Plexauridae Gray, 1859
  37. Family Primafloridae Morrissey, Allcock, Quattrini & McFadden, 2025
  38. Family Pseudonephtheidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  39. Family Pseudothelogorgiidae Samimi-Namin & McFadden, 2025
  40. Family Pterogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  41. Family Rosgorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  42. Family Sarcophytidae Gray, 1869
  43. Family Scleracidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  44. Family Sinulariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  45. Family Siphonogorgiidae Kölliker, 1874
  46. Family Skamnariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
  47. Family Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859
  48. Family Taiaroidae Bayer & Muzik, 1976
  49. Family Tubiporidae Ehrenberg, 1828
  50. Family Victorgorgiidae Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
  51. Family Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828
  52. Suborder Alcyoniina accepted as Malacalcyonacea
  53. Family Anthogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Anthogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  54. Family Astrogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Astrogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  55. Family Capnellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Capnellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  56. Family Carijoidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Carijoidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  57. Family Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  58. Family Cladiellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Cladiellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  59. Family Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  60. Family Eunicellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Eunicellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  61. Family Euplexauridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Euplexauridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  62. Suborder Holaxonia accepted as Malacalcyonacea
  63. Family Incrustatidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Incrustatidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  64. Family Malacacanthidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Malacacanthidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  65. Family Nephthyigorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Nephthyigorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  66. Family Paramuriceidae Bayer, 1956 accepted as Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859
  67. Family Pseudonephtheidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Pseudonephtheidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  68. Family Pterogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Pterogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  69. Family Rosgorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Rosgorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  70. Family Scleracidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Scleracidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  71. Suborder Scleraxonia accepted as Malacalcyonacea
  72. Family Sinulariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Sinulariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  73. Family Skamnariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Skamnariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
  74. Suborder Stolonifera accepted as Malacalcyonacea
  75. Family Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 21 [details] 
Traits (2026). Malacalcyonacea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609357 on 2026-10-13
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Malacalcyonacea. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609357 on 2026-10-13
Date
action
by
2022-11-02 02:55:04Z
created
McFadden, Cathy

original description McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 21 [details] 

original description (of Scleraxonia) Studer, T. (1887). Versuch eines Systemes der Alcyonaria. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 53(1):1-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6379196 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Cortés, J.; Enochs, I.C.; Sibaja-Cordero, J.; Hernández, L.; Alvarado, J.J.; Breedy, O.; Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Esquivel-Garrote, O.; Fernández-García, C.; Hermosillo, A.; Kaiser, K.L.; Medina-Rosas, P.; Morales-Ramírez, Á.; Pacheco, C.; Pérez-Matus, A.; Reyes-Bonilla, H.; Riosmena-Rodríguez, R.; Sánchez-Noguera, C.; Wieters, E.A.; Zapata, F.A. (2016). Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs. Chap. 7, pp. 203-250 <i>in:</i> Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4_7 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
    Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Stolonifera)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holaxonia)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scleraxonia)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Alcyoniina)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Malacalcyonacea) 
To Genbank (from synonym Holaxonia)
To Genbank (from synonym Alcyoniina)
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Scleraxonia)
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits) (from synonym Alcyoniina)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 069923) (from synonym Alcyoniina)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 091301) (from synonym Holaxonia)
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