Briareidae

Summary

Briareidae is a family of corals, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.

Briareidae
"Briareum" sp.
Briareum sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Suborder: Scleraxonia
Family: Briareidae
Gray, 1859
Genera

see text

Genera edit

Genera in this family include:[1]

  • Briareum Blainville, 1834
  • Lignopsis Perez & Zamponi, 2000
  • Pseudosuberia Kükenthal, 1919

References edit

  1. ^ van Ofwegen, L. (2010). "Briareidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 September 2016.