Pennatulidae
Pteroeides sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Pennatulacea
Suborder: Subsessiliflorae
Family: Pennatulidae
Ehrenberg, 1834 (or 1828)[1][2]
Genera
See text

Pennatulidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:

  • Crassophyllum Tixier-Durivault, 1961
  • Graphularia
  • Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891
  • Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pteroeides Herklots, 1858
  • Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865
  • Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848

See also

References

  1. Williams, Gary (2015). "Pennatulidae - Ehrenberg, 1834". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  2. Ehrenberg, C.G. 1828. Zoologica, Vol. 1, Prafatio. Fol. 3. Berolini: Officina Academica


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