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Helioporacea

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
ORDER
Published in
Bock S. (1938). The alcyonarian genus Bathyalcyon. KungligaSvenka Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (Tredje Serien), 16 (5): 1–54. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=386770

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Anthozoa
order
Scleralcyonacea
family
Helioporidae

Name

Homonyms
Helioporacea
Common names
blue corals in English
blue corals in English
アオサンゴ目 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Bayer, F.M. (1981). Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.</em> 94(3): 902-947.
  2. Bock S. (1938). The alcyonarian genus Bathyalcyon. <em>KungligaSvenka Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (Tredje Serien).</em> 16 (5): 1–54.
  3. Daly, M., M.R. Brugler, P. Cartwright, A.G. Collins, M.N. Dawson, D.G. Fautin, S.C. France, C.S. McFadden, D.M. Opresko, E. Rodriquez, S.L. Romano, J.L. Stake. (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> (1668): 127-182.
  4. Manual inspection (AJR)
  5. Ruggiero, M. A., D. P. Gordon, T. M. Orrell, N. Bailly, T. Bourgoin, R. C. Brusca, et al., 2015: Correction: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE vol. 10, no. 6, e0130114.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2024 version).
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