Anthogorgia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Holaxonia

Familia: Acanthogorgiidae
Genus: Anthogorgia
Species: A. agraricus – A. annectens – A. aurea – A. bocki – A. caerulea – A. divaricata – A. glomerata – A. grandiflora – A. japonica – A. ochracea – A. racemosa – A. verrilli

Name

Anthogorgia Verrill, 1868

Type species: Muricea divaricata Verrill, 1865 (type by original desgnation)

Synonymy

• Acalycigorgia Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908

References

Primary references

• Verrill, A.E. 1868. Critical remarks on the halcyonoid polyps in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera. The American journal of science and arts. ser.2 vol. 45: 411-416. BHL Reference page.  [see page 413]

Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Anthogorgia Verrill, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205062 on 2020-09-20

• BHL bibliography
• Anthogorgia – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Anthogorgia.
• ION

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