Deep-Sea Coral Collection Protocols - NOAA's Coral Reef ...

Appendix 1. Classification of the Deep-sea Corals (cont.)Subclass Zoantharia (=Hexacorallia)Order Zoanthidea(zoanthids)Family Parazoanthidae e.g., Gerardia (gold corals)Order Antipatharia(black corals, wire corals)Family AntipathidaeFamily CladopathidaeFamily SchizopathidaeFamily LeiopathidaeFamily MyriopathidaeFamily AphanopathidaeOrder Scleractinia(stony corals)Family Caryophylliidae e.g., LopheliaFamily Dendrophylliidae e.g., EnallopsammiaFamily Flabellidae e.g., FlabellumFamily Turbinoliidae e.g., SphenotrochusFamily Rhizangiidae e.g., AstrangiaFamily Fungiacyathidae e.g., FungiacyathusFamily Oculinidae e.g., MadreporaFamily Micrabaciidae e.g., StephanophylliaFamily Pocilloporidae e.g., MadracisFamily Guyniidae e.g., GuyniaFamily Anthemiphylliidae e.g., AnthemiphylliaFamily Gardineriidae e.g., Gardineria*Not all Taxonomists recognize the Order Gorgonacea, some believe there is a continuous variation fromthe Alcyonacea through the Gorgonacea46