WoRMS taxon details
Malacalcyonacea
1609357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1609357)
McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
accepted
Order
Alcyoniina · unaccepted
Holaxonia · unaccepted
Protoalcyonaria · unaccepted
Scleraxonia · unaccepted
Stolonifera · unaccepted
- Family Acanthoaxiidae van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2010
- Family Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859
- Family Acrophytidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
- Family Acrossotidae Bourne, 1914
- Family Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812
- Family Anthogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Aquaumbridae Breedy, van Ofwegen & Vargas, 2012
- Family Arulidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2012
- Family Astrogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Capnellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Carijoidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Ceratocaulidae López-González, San Martín-Payá & Williams, 2024
- Family Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Cladiellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Clavulariidae Hickson, 1894
- Family Coelogorgiidae Bourne, 1900
- Family Corymbophytidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
- Family Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Eunicellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Euplexauridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Gorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812
- Family Incrustatidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Isididae Lamouroux, 1812
- Family Keroeididae Kinoshita, 1910
- Family Lemnaliidae Gray, 1869
- Family Leptophytidae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
- Family Malacacanthidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Melithaeidae Gray, 1870
- Family Nephtheidae Gray, 1862
- Family Nephthyigorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Nidaliidae Gray, 1869
- Family Paralcyoniidae Gray, 1869
- Family Plexaurellidae Verrill, 1912
- Family Plexauridae Gray, 1859
- Family Pseudonephtheidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Pterogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Rosgorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Sarcophytidae Gray, 1869
- Family Scleracidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Sinulariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Siphonogorgiidae Kölliker, 1874
- Family Skamnariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024
- Family Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859
- Family Taiaroidae Bayer & Muzik, 1976
- Family Tubiporidae Ehrenberg, 1828
- Family Victorgorgiidae Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
- Family Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828
- Suborder Alcyoniina accepted as Malacalcyonacea
- Family Allogorgiidae Verrill, 1928 accepted as Plexauridae Gray, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Anelladae Gray, 1859 accepted as Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Antheliadae Gray, 1869 accepted as Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, in part)
- Family Anthogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Anthogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Anthothelidae Broch, 1916 accepted as Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812
- Family Astrogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Astrogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Bellonelladae Gray, 1869 accepted as Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, in part)
- Family Capnellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Capnellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Carijoidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Carijoidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Cerveridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Cladiellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Cladiellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Discophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Euniceidae Kölliker, 1865 accepted as Plexauridae Gray, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Eunicellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Eunicellidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Euplexauridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Euplexauridae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Suborder Holaxonia accepted as Malacalcyonacea
- Family Hypnogorgiadae Gray, 1870 accepted as Plexauridae Gray, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Incrustatidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Incrustatidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Isidae Lamouroux, 1812 accepted as Isididae Lamouroux, 1812 (spelling variation)
- Family Isideae Lamouroux, 1812 accepted as Isididae Lamouroux, 1812 (variant spelling)
- Family Lemnaliadae Gray, 1869 accepted as Lemnaliidae Gray, 1869 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Family Lemnaliidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Lemnaliidae Gray, 1869 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Family Lobulariadae Gray, 1869 accepted as Alcyoniidae Lamouroux, 1812 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Malacacanthidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Malacacanthidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Melithaeadae Gray, 1870 accepted as Melithaeidae Gray, 1870 (variant spelling)
- Family Melitodidae Verrill, 1869 accepted as Melithaeidae Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Mopselladae Gray, 1870 accepted as Melithaeidae Gray, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Nephthyigorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Nephthyigorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Paramuriceidae Bayer, 1956 accepted as Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859
- Suborder Protoalcyonaria accepted as Malacalcyonacea
- Family Pseudonephtheidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Pseudonephtheidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Pterogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Pterogorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Rosgorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Rosgorgiidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Sarcophytidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Sarcophytidae Gray, 1869 (incorrect authority)
- Family Scleracidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Scleracidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Suborder Scleraxonia accepted as Malacalcyonacea
- Family Sinulariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Sinulariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Superfamily Siphonogorgiacea Kölliker, 1875 accepted as Nidaliidae Gray, 1869
- Family Skamnariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022 accepted as Skamnariidae McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, published online only)
- Family Spoggodidae Gray, 1869 accepted as Nephtheidae Gray, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, in part)
- Suborder Stolonifera accepted as Malacalcyonacea
- Family Sympodiadae Gray, 1869 accepted as Xeniidae Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, in part)
- Family Viguieriotidae accepted as Paralcyoniidae Gray, 1869 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- 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
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WoRMS (2025). Malacalcyonacea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609357 on 2025-07-12
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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
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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]
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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]
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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 
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| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| German | Röhrenkorallen [from synonym] | [details] |
| Italian | stoloniferi [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | 角軸／全軸亜目 [from synonym]石軸／骨軸亜目 [from synonym]ウミトサカ亜目 [from synonym]ウミヅタ亜目 [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | vamzdiniai koralai [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Στολωνοφόρα [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian | orgelpipekoraller [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | совообра́зные [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | mercanlar [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Столоніфери [from synonym] | [details] |
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 (from synonym Protoalcyonaria)
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)
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 (from synonym Protoalcyonaria)
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)
