Biology:Scleraxonia

Short description: Suborder of corals

Scleraxonia is a suborder of corals, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.^[1]

Characteristics

Members of Scleraxonia have a skeletal axis made of calcified spicules, organic fibres or both, which may be separate, linked or fused together.^[2]

There are nine recognised families in this suborder and over thirty genera, with four families (Anthothelidae, Briareidae, Coralliidae and Subergorgiidae) containing some deep-water species and two families (Paragorgiidae and Parisididae) being exclusively deep water.^[3]

Families and genera in this suborder include:

Anthothelidae Broch, 1916^[4]
- Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908
- Anthothela Verrill, 1879
- Briareopsis Bayer, 1993
- Erythropodium Kölliker, 1865
- Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870
- Lateothela Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
- Solenocaulon Gray, 1862
- Stereogorgia
- Tubigorgia Pasternak, 1985
- Williamsium Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
Briareidae Gray, 1859^[5]
- Briareum Blainville, 1834
- Lignopsis Perez & Zamponi, 2000
- Pseudosuberia Kükenthal, 1919
Coralliidae Lamouroux, 1812^[6]
- Corallium Cuvier, 1798
- Hemicorallium Gray, 1867
- Paracorallium Bayer & Cairns, 2003
Melithaeidae Gray, 1870^[7]
- Asperaxis Alderslade, 2007
- Melithaea Milne-Edwards, 1857
Paragorgiidae Kukenthal, 1916^[8]
- Paragorgia Milne-Edwards, 1857
- Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937
Parisididae Aurivillius, 1931^[9]
- Parisis Verrill, 1864
Spongiodermidae Wright & Studer, 1889^[10]
- Callipodium Verrill, 1876
- Diodogorgia Kuekenthal, 1919
- Homophyton Gray, 1866
- Sclerophyton Cairns & Wirshing, 2015
- Titanideum Verrill, 1864
- Tripalea Bayer, 1955
Subergorgiidae Gray, 1859^[11]
- Annella Gray, 1858
- Rosgorgia Lopez Gonzalez & Gili, 2001
- Subergorgia Gray, 1857
Victorgorgiidae Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
- Victorgorgia Lopez Gonzalez & Briand, 2002

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