Gorgoniidae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus
Species
Scientific Name: Gorgoniidae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Gorgoniidae

Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals in order Malacalcyonacea. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America.

Gorgoniidae in languages:

Chinese: 柳珊瑚科
Czech: rohovitkovití
German: Echte Gorgonien
Japanese: ウチワヤギ科
Portuguese: gorgônias
Thai: กะละปังหากอร์โกนีด

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Parent Taxon

Malacalcyonacea

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