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Soft Corals

Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812
Order recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Alcyonacea
Order recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia SZL, GBIF classification, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia PT, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Alcyonacea
Recognized by Egypt Species List, Okeanos Gulf of Mexico, Algeria Species List, Barbados Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Bouvet Island Species List, SERPENT Project, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Denmark Species List, Djibouti Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Greenland Species List, Guam Species List, Honduras Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kiribati Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Montserrat Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Qatar Species List, Russia Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Singapore Species List, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Chukchi Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, East Siberian Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Gulf of Suez Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Java Sea Species List, Kara Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Laptev Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Ceram Sea Species List, Adriatic Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Mineralogy
Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812
Order recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1816
Order recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gorgonacea
Order recognized by wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, and Global Biotic Interactions
Gorgonacea Lamouroux 1816
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records

Alternative Names

Gorgonacea Lamouroux 1816
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Achilleum Oken 1815
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alcyonacea
Harvest ancestor according to Global Invasive Species Database, Arkive, EOL authors, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Reid et al, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Anguilla Species List, Aruba Species List, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Flickr BHL, Simpson et al 2020, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Atractosella Hinde 1887
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gorgonacea
Harvest ancestor according to Paleobiology Database and Global Biotic Interactions
Gorgonacea
Synonym according to NCBI
Gorgonacea Lamouroux 1816
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gorgonacea Lamouroux 1816
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Nephthyidae
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Stolonifera Hickson 1883
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Telestacea
Synonym according to NCBI
Telestacea Hickson 1930
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

soft corals preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Arabic

المرجان المروحي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Рагавыя каралы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Gorgònies preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

柳珊瑚目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Rohovitky preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Søtræer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

hoornkoralen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

გორგონარიები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gorgonien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

fean mara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ウミトサカ目 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ヤギ目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Катуу шурулар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കടൽവിശറി preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

hornkoraller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بادبزن دریایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Gorgonie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

роговые кораллы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Vejárovníky preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Hornkoraller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

கடல் விசிறி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

المرجان المروحى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

柳珊瑚目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

柳珊瑚目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

柳珊瑚目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Octocorallia Haeckel 1866
Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812 (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae van Ofwegen & McFadden 2010
Alcyoniina
Calcaxonia Grasshoff 1999
Haimeidae Wright 1865
Holaxonia Studer 1887
Ojeda Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Parasphaerascleridae McFadden & van Ofwegen 2013
Protoalcyonaria
Scleraxonia Studer 1887
Speirogorgia Williams 2019
Stolonifera Thomson & Simpson 1909
Helioporacea Bock 1938
Pennatulacea Verrill 1865

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812 (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae van Ofwegen & McFadden 2010
Alcyoniina
Calcaxonia Grasshoff 1999
Haimeidae Wright 1865
Holaxonia Studer 1887
Ojeda Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Parasphaerascleridae McFadden & van Ofwegen 2013
Protoalcyonaria
Scleraxonia Studer 1887
Speirogorgia Williams 2019
Stolonifera Thomson & Simpson 1909
Helioporacea Bock 1938
Pennatulacea Verrill 1865

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Alcyonacea (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae
Acanthogorgiidae
Acrophytidae
Acrossotidae
Alcyoniidae
Anthothelidae
Aquaumbridae
Arulidae
Briareidae
Chrysogorgiidae
Clavulariidae
Coelogorgiidae
Coralliidae
Cornulariidae
Corymbophytidae
Dendrobrachiidae
Ellisellidae
Gorgoniidae
Ifalukellidae
Isididae
Isidoides
Keroeididae
Leptophytidae
Melithaeidae
Nephtheidae
Nidaliidae
Paragorgiidae
Paralcyoniidae
Parasphaerascleridae
Parisididae
Plexauridae
Primnoidae
Pseudogorgiidae
Spongiodermidae
Subergorgiidae
Taiaroidae
Tubiporidae
Victorgorgiidae
Viguieriotidae
Xeniidae
Actiniaria
Antipatharia
Corallimorpharia
Heliolitina
Helioporacea
Penicillaria
Pennatulacea
Scleractinia
Spirularia
Zoantharia

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1812 (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae van Ofwegen & McFadden 2010
Alcyoniina
Calcaxonia Grasshoff 1999
Haimeidae Wright 1865
Holaxonia Studer 1887
Ojeda Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Parasphaerascleridae McFadden & van Ofwegen 2013
Protoalcyonaria
Scleraxonia Studer 1887
Speirogorgia Williams 2019
Stolonifera Thomson & Simpson 1909
Helioporacea Bock 1938
Pennatulacea Verrill 1865

GBIF classification

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Alcyonacea (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae
Acanthogorgiidae
Acrophytidae
Acrossotidae
Ainigmaptilidae
Alcyoniidae
Anthothelidae
Aquaumbridae
Arulidae
Astrospiculariidae
Briareidae
Briaridae
Chrysogorgidae
Chrysogorgiidae
Clavulariidae
Coelogorgiidae
Coralliidae
Cornulariidae
Corymbophytidae
Dendrobrachiidae
Ellisellidae
Gorgoniidae
Haimeia Koren & Danielssen 1883
Haimeidae
Ifalukellidae
Isididae
Keroeididae
Leptophytidae
Maasellidae
Melithaeidae
Nephtheidae
Nidaliidae
Ojeda Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Paragorgiidae
Paralcyoniidae
Paramuriceidae
Parasphaerascleridae
Parisididae
Plexauridae
Primnoidae
Pseudogorgiidae
Semperinidae
Siphonogorgiidae
Spongiodermidae
Subergorgiidae
Taiaroidae
Tubiporidae
Victorgorgiidae
Viguieriotidae
Xeniidae
Acervulariidae
Acrophyllidae
Agetolitidae
Aiptasiodes
Alveolitidae
Amsdenoididae
Anisophyllidae
Antiphyllidae
Arachnophyllidae
Aulophyllidae
Auloporidae
Axophyllidae
Bethanyphyllidae
Bothrophyllidae
Campophyllidae
Chonophyllidae
Cleistoporidae
Combophyllidae
Corallimorpharia
Cyathophyllidae
Cyathopsidae
Cystiphyllidae
Decacoenia Alloiteau 1964
Digonophyllidae
Disphyllidae
Durhaminidae
Enallophrentis
Endamplexidae
Endophyllidae
Entelophyllidae
Eridophyllidae
Expressophyllidae
Fasciphyllidae
Favositidae
Fletcheriellidae
Geyerophyllidae
Goniophyllidae
Hadrophyllidae
Halliidae
Hapsiphyllidae
Heliolitidae
Helioporacea
Holmophyllidae
Kodonophyllidae
Kozlowskiocystiidae
Kyphophyllidae
Laccophyllidae
Lamottiidae
Lithostrotionidae
Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidiidae
Lykophyllidae
Metriophyllidae
Micheliniidae
Numidiaphyllidae
Pachyporidae
Palaeocyclidae
Palaeofavosiporidae
Paliphyllidae
Paracanthus Merriam 1973
Petalaxidae
Petraiidae
Phillipsastraeidae
Plagiosolenacis Alloiteau 1957
Plasmoporellidae
Plasmoporidae
Polycoeliidae
Prodarwinia Cotton 1973
Pseudocladochomidae
Pseudofavositidae
Ptenophyllidae
Ptychodactidae
Pycnolithidae
Pycnostylidae
Romingeriidae
Selidolithus Alloiteau 1957
Sinoporidae
Spongophyllidae
Stauriidae
Stelliporellidae
Streptelasmatidae
Stringophyllidae
Syringolitidae
Syringophyllidae
Syringoporidae
Tabulaconidae
Taeniolitidae
Telestidae
Tetradiidae
Tetraporellidae
Timorphyllidae
Tryplasmatidae
Uraliniidae
Vaughaniidae
Verbeekiellidae
Vischeria Zalesskii 1956
Waagenophyllidae
Zaphrentidae
Zaphrentoididae
Zoantharia
193 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Cnidaria Hatschek 1888
Anthozoa
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Octocorallia Haeckel 1866
Alcyonacea Lamouroux 1816 (this page)
Alcyoniina
Astrospiculariidae
Calcaxonia
Clavulariidae Hickson 1894
Cornulariidae
Holaxonia Studer 1887
Nephtheidae
Scleraxonia Studer 1887
Siphonogorgiidae
Tubiporidae Ehrenberg 1828
Xeniidae Ehrenberg 1828
Helioporacea
Pennatulacea Verrill 1865

IUCN

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Alcyonacea (this page)
Cornulariidae
Paralcyoniidae
Plexauridae
Tubiporidae
Actinaria
Ceriantharia
Helioporacea
Pennatulacea
Scleractinia
Zoanthinaria

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Octocorallia
Alcyonacea (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae
Alcyoniina
Calcaxonia
Holaxonia
Parasphaerascleridae
Protoalcyonaria
Scleraxonia
Stolonifera
unclassified Alcyonacea
Helioporacea
Pennatulacea
unclassified Octocorallia

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Radiata
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Octocorallia
Alcyonacea (this page)
Acanthoaxiidae
Acrossotidae
Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniina
Arulidae
Astrospiculariidae
Calcaxonia
Chrysogorgiidae
Clavulariidae
Coelogorgiidae
Dendrobrachiidae
Dendrogorgia
Holaxonia
Ifalukellidae
Isididae
Keroeididae
Lissogorgia
Maasellidae
Melithaeidae
Nephtheidae
Nidaliidae
Ojeda
Paragorgiidae
Paralcyoniidae
Parasphaerascleridae
Protoalcyonaria
Scleraxonia
Siphonogorgiidae
Speirogorgia
Stolonifera
Subergorgiidae
Viguieriotidae
Xeniidae
Calypterinus
Gorgonacea
Helioporacea
Hookerella
Pennatulacea
Telestacea
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