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Monophyletic taxon:
Subclass
Octocorallia
Haeckel, 1866
- octocorals
(invertebrate)
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Entity:
Anthozoa (Class)
..Alcyonaria (Subclass)
..Arntzia (Genus)
..[Ceriantipatharia] (Subclass)
..[†Eoanthozoa] (Subclass)
..[Gorgonida] (Order)
..[Hexacorallia] (Subclass) - sea anemones and true corals
..[Hexactiniae] (Order)
..[Hexaradiata] (Subclass)
..Hormanthia (Genus)
..[Octactiniae] (Order)
..[Octocorallia] (Order)
..[Octoradiata] (Subclass)
..Rosgorgia (Genus)
..[†Rugosa] (Subclass)
..[Scleractina] (Order)
..[†Tabulata] (Subclass)
..[Tetractiniae] (Order)
..Zoantharia (Subclass)
..[Octocorallia] (Subclass) - octocorals
Variants
Clade-based name
:
Octocorallia
(Clade)
Haeckel 1866 [Daly & McFadden 2020]
Ref:
J. van der Land et al. (comps.), 2001
: 104.
[inferred]
Different rank
:
Octocorallia
(Order)
Haeckel, 1866
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Alcyonaria
(Subclass)
Ref:
D.F. Dunn, 1982
: 686.
Accepted name
:
Octoradiata
(Subclass)
Ref:
I. Eibl-Eibesfeldt et al. (eds.), 1975 (1971)
: 595.
Synonymous name
:
Alcyonaria
(Class)
Ref:
R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
Synonymous name
:
Octoradiata
(Subclass)
Synonymous name (objective)
:
Alcyonaria
(Subclass)
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
achtstraligen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
octocorals
Ref:
R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
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