Primnoidae is a

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of soft corals.

Genera

The

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includes the following

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in the family: *'' Abyssoprimnoa'' Cairns, 2015 *'' Acanthoprimnoa'' Cairns & Bayer, 2004 *'' Aglaoprimnoa'' Bayer, 1996 *'' Ainigmaptilon'' Dean, 1926 *'' Armadillogorgia'' Bayer, 1980 *'' Arntzia'' López-González, Gili & Orejas, 2002 *'' Arthrogorgia'' Kükenthal, 1908 *'' Australogorgia'' Cairns & Bayer, 2009 *'' Callogorgia'' Gray, 1858 *'' Callozostron'' Wright, 1885 *'' Calyptrophora'' Gray, 1866 *'' Canarya'' Ocaña & van Ofwegen, 2003 *'' Candidella'' Bayer, 1954 *''

Convexella ''Convexella'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Primnoidae, first described by Frederick Bayer in 1996. Species from World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS: *''Convexella divergens'' *''Convexella jungerseni'' *''Convexella krampi ...

'' Bayer, 1996 *'' Dasystenella'' Versluys, 1906 *'' Dicholaphis'' Kinoshita, 1907 *'' Fanellia'' Gray, 1870 *'' Fannyella'' Gray, 1872 *'' Helicoprimnoa'' Cairns, 2012 *'' Heptaprimnoa'' Cairns, 2012 *'' Metafannyella'' Cairns & Bayer, 2009 *'' Metanarella'' Cairns, 2012 *'' Microprimnoa'' Bayer & Stefani, 1989 *'' Mirostenella'' Bayer, 1988 *'' Narella'' Gray, 1870 *'' Narelloides'' Cairns, 2012 *'' Onogorgia'' Cairns & Bayer, 2009 *'' Ophidiogorgia'' Bayer, 1980 *'' Paracalyptrophora'' Kinoshita, 1908 *'' Paranarella'' Cairns, 2007 *'' Parastenella'' Versluys, 1906 *'' Perissogorgia'' Bayer & Stefani, 1989 *'' Plumarella'' Gray, 1870 *''

Primnoa ''Primnoa'' also known as red tree coral, is a genus of Alcyonacea, soft corals and the type genus of the family Primnoidae . They are Sessility (motility), sessile, Benthic zone, benthic Cnidaria, cnidarians that can be found in the Pacific Oce ...

'' Lamouroux, 1812 *'' Primnocapsa'' Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2012 *'' Primnoeides'' Studer & Wright, 1887 *'' Primnoella'' Gray, 1858 *'' Pseudoplumarella'' Kükenthal, 1915 *'' Pterostenella'' Versluys, 1906 *'' Pyrogorgia'' Cairns & Bayer, 2009 *'' Scopaegorgia'' Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-González, 2010 *'' Tauroprimnoa'' Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-González, 2010 *'' Thouarella'' Gray, 1870 *'' Tokoprymno'' Bayer, 1996

References

Calcaxonia Cnidarian families {{Octocorallia-stub