Diodogorgia
| Diodogorgia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Spongiodermidae |
| Genus: | Diodogorgia Kükenthal, 1919 |
Diodogorgia is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Spongiodermidae. It was first described by Willy Kükenthal in 1919.[1]
As of May 2026, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes three species:[2]
- Diodogorgia capensis (J.S. Thomson, 1911)
- Diodogorgia nodulifera (Hargitt in Hargitt & Rogers, 1901)
- Diodogorgia sibogae Stiasny, 1941
References
- ^ Kükenthal, W. (1919). "Gorgonaria". In Chun, Carl (ed.). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 (in German). Vol. 13. pp. 96–101. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.2171.
- ^ McFadden CS, Cordeiro R, Samimi-Namin K, Hoeksema BW, Williams G, van Ofwegen LP (eds.). "Diodogorgia Kükenthal, 1919". World List of Octocorallia. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
Further reading
- Cairns, Stephen D.; Wirshing, Herman H. (2015). "Phylogenetic reconstruction of scleraxonian octocorals supports the resurrection of the family Spongiodermidae (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea)". Invertebrate Systematics. 29 (4): 345. doi:10.1071/IS14063.