Siphonogorgia

Siphonogorgia
Siphonogorgia godeffroyi with the tunicate Atriolum robustum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Nidaliidae
Genus: Siphonogorgia
Kölliker, 1874 [1]
Species
See text

Siphonogorgia is a genus of soft corals in the family Nidaliidae. Like other members of this family, these corals do not contain symbiotic zooxanthellae.[2]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:[1]

  • Siphonogorgia alba Utinomi, 1960
  • Siphonogorgia alexandri (Nutting, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia annectens Thomson & Simpson, 1909
  • Siphonogorgia annulata (Harrison, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia asperula Thomson & Simpson, 1909
  • Siphonogorgia boschmai Verseveldt, 1966
  • Siphonogorgia chalmersae Verseveldt, 1966
  • Siphonogorgia collaris Nutting, 1908
  • Siphonogorgia crassa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
  • Siphonogorgia cylindrita Kükenthal, 1896
  • Siphonogorgia densa Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia dipsacea (Wright & Studer, 1889)
  • Siphonogorgia dofleini Kükenthal, 1906
  • Siphonogorgia duriuscula Thomson & Simpson, 1909
  • Siphonogorgia eminens Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia flavocapitata (Harrison, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia fragilis Verseveldt, 1965
  • Siphonogorgia godeffroyi Kölliker, 1874
  • Siphonogorgia gracilis (Harrison, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia grandior Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia harrisoni Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910
  • Siphonogorgia hicksoni Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910
  • Siphonogorgia indica Thomson, 1905
  • Siphonogorgia intermedia Thomson & Henderson, 1906
  • Siphonogorgia koellikeri Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Siphonogorgia lobata Verseveldt, 1982
  • Siphonogorgia macrospiculata (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
  • Siphonogorgia macrospina Whitelegge, 1897
  • Siphonogorgia media Thomson & Simpson, 1909
  • Siphonogorgia miniacea Kükenthal, 1896
  • Siphonogorgia mirabilis Klunziger, 1877
  • Siphonogorgia obspiculata Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia obtusa Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia pallida Studer, 1889
  • Siphonogorgia palmata Thomson & Simpson, 1909
  • Siphonogorgia pauciflora Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia pendula Studer, 1889
  • Siphonogorgia pichoni Verseveldt, 1971
  • Siphonogorgia planoramosa Harrison, 1908
  • Siphonogorgia purpurea (Harrison, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia pustulosa Studer, 1889
  • Siphonogorgia ramosa Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia retractilis (Harrison, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia robusta Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910
  • Siphonogorgia rotunda Harrison, 1908
  • Siphonogorgia rugosa Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia scoparia Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Siphonogorgia simplex Chalmers, 1928
  • Siphonogorgia siphonogorgica (Harrison, 1908)
  • Siphonogorgia splendens Kükenthal, 1906
  • Siphonogorgia squarrosa Studer, 1878
  • Siphonogorgia variabilis (Hickson, 1903)

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2013). "Siphonogorgia Kölliker, 1874". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. ↑ The Soft Corals, Order Alcyonacea; Use In Reef Aquariums Wet Web Media. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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