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| Mopseidae | |
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| Mopsea encrinula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Mopseidae Gray, 1870 |
| Type genus | |
| Mopsea Lamouroux, 1816 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mopseidae is a family of soft corals in the order Scleralcyonacea. It contains 30 genera, with Mopsea as the type genus.[1]
Genera
[edit]Mopseidae contains the following genera:[1]
- Acanthoisis Wright & Studer, 1887
- Annisis Alderslade, 1998
- Australisis Bayer & Stefani, 1987
- Caribisis Bayer & Stefani, 1987
- Chathamisis Grant, 1976
- Circinisis Grant, 1976
- Echinisis Thomson & Rennet, 1931
- Florectisis Alderslade, 1998
- Gorgonisis Alderslade, 1998
- Iotisis Alderslade, 1998
- Jasminisis Alderslade, 1998
- Ktenosquamisis Alderslade, 1998
- Lissopholidisis Alderslade, 1998
- Minuisis Grant, 1976
- Mopsea Lamouroux, 1816
- Myriozotisis Alderslade, 1998
- Notisis Gravier, 1913
- Oparinisis Alderslade, 1998
- Pangolinisis Alderslade, 1998
- Paracanthoisis Alderslade, 1998
- Peltastisis Nutting, 1910
- Plexipomisis Alderslade, 1998
- Primnoisis Studer & Wright, 1887
- Pteronisis Alderslade, 1998
- Sclerisis Studer, 1878
- Sphaerokodisis Alderslade, 1998
- Stenisis Bayer & Stefani, 1987
- Tenuisis Bayer & Stefani, 1987
- Tethrisis Alderslade, 1998
- Zignisis Alderslade, 1998
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 McFadden CS, Cordeiro R, Samimi-Namin K, Hoeksema BW, Williams G, van Ofwegen LP, eds. (2026). "Mopseidae Gray, 1870". World List of Octocorallia. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
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