Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Alcyonaria
Ordo: Alcyonacea
Subordo: Stolonifera
Familiae: Acrossotidae - Arulidae - Clavulariidae - Coelogorgiidae - Cornulariidae - Pseudogorgiidae - Tubiporidae
Name
Stolonifera Hickson, 1884
References
Hickson, S.J. 1884. On the Ciliated Groove (Siphonoglyphe) in the Stomodaeum of the Alcyonarians. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 174(3): 693–705. BHL Reference page.
Lau, Y.W., Stokvis, F.R., van Ofwegen, L.P. & Reimer, J.D. 2018. Stolonifera from shallow waters in the north-western Pacific: a description of a new genus and two new species within the Arulidae (Anthozoa, Octocorallia). ZooKeys 790: 1–19. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.790.28875 Open access Reference page.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Röhrenkorallen
Stolonifera is a suborder of soft corals in the order Alcyonacea. Members of this taxon are characterised by having separate polyps budding off an encrusting horizontal, branching stolon. The skeletons include spicules or consists of a horny external cuticle. These soft corals are found in shallow tropical and temperate seas.[2]
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following families are included in this suborder:[1]
Acrossotidae
Arulidae
Clavulariidae
Coelogorgiidae
Cornulariidae
Pseudogorgiidae
Tubiporidae
References
van Ofwegen, Leen (2015). "Stolonifera". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
Cadet H. Hand, Jr. "Cnidarian: Classification". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
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