Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Alcyonaria
Ordo: Pennatulacea
Subordo: Subselliflorae
Familia: Virgulariidae
Genera (6): Acanthoptilum – Grasshoffia – Scytaliopsis – Scytalium – Stylatula – Virgularia
Name
Virgulariidae Verrill, 1868: 382
Type genus: Virgularia Lamarck, 1816.
References
Primary references
Verrill, A.E. 1868. Review of the corals and polyps of the west coast of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 1: 377–422.
Additional references
Williams, G.C. 2015. A new genus and species of pennatulacean octocoral from equatorial West Africa (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Virgulariidae). ZooKeys 546: 39–50. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.546.6344 Full article Reference page.
Links
Virgulariidae in the World Register of Marine Species
Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Characteristics
Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.[1]
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:[2]
Acanthoptilum Kölliker, 1870
Grasshoffia Williams, 2015[3]
Scytaliopsis Gravier, 1906
Scytalium Herklots, 1858
Stylatula Verrill, 1864
Virgularia Lamarck, 1816
References
Williams G.C., 1990: The Pennatulacea of southern Africa (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). Annals Of The South African Museum. 99(4): 31-119. ISBN 0 86813 109 1
Williams, G. (2015). Virgulariidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-31
Williams, G. (2015) A new genus and species of pennatulacean octocoral from equatorial West Africa (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Virgulariidae). ZooKeys 546, 39-50
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