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Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859 
AphiaID: 125272

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Holaxonia
Source  basis of record: van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Genus Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857
Genus Anthogorgia Verrill, 1868
Genus Calcigorgia Broch, 1935
Genus Calicogorgia Thomson & Henderson, 1906
Genus Callicigorgia
Genus Cyclomuricea Nutting, 1908
Genus Muricella Verrill, 1868
Genus Versluysia Nutting, 1910

Genus Acalycigorgia Kükenthal, 1908 accepted as Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857
Genus Ascolepis Thomson & Rennet, 1931 accepted as Fannyella (Fannyella) Gray, 1872
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125272
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Ofwegen, Leen
2009-08-12 11:48:18Z  changed  db_admin
2010-09-14 06:31:48Z  changed  van Ofwegen, Leen
  
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  Citation: van Ofwegen, L. (2013). Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125272 on 2013-05-18
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