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Family: Primnoidae



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69 species (see list below)
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Aglaoprimnoa stefanii
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Ainigmaptilon antarcticum (Molander, 1929)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Ainigmaptilon antarcticum
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Ainigmaptilon edisto
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Ainigmaptilon haswelli
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Ainigmaptilon virgularoides (Molander, 1929)

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Ainigmaptilon virgularoides
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Ainigmaptilon wallini
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Ant

Armadillogorgia cyathella Bayer, 1980

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Armadillogorgia cyathella
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Arntzia gracilis (Molander, 1929)

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Arntzia gracilis
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Arthrogorgia utinomii
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Callogorgia europaea
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Callogorgia euthyeia
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Callogorgia formosa
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Callogorgia gilberti
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Callogorgia kinoshitae
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Callogorgia medialis
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Callogorgia modesta
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Callogorgia robusta
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Callogorgia tuberculata
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Callogorgia ventilabrum
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Callogorgia verticillata
[Whorled tree coral]
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Callozostron carlottae
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Callozostron diplodiadema
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Callozostron mirabile
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Calyptrophora wyvillei
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Candidella imbricata
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Convexella jungerseni
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Convexella magelhaenica
[Chinese handcuffs]
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Dasystenella acanthina
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Fanellia compressa
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Fanellia fraseri
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Fannyella kuekenthali
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Fannyella rossii
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Mirostenella articulata
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Narella ornata
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Narella regularis
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Narella studeri
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Onogorgia nodosa
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Ophidiogorgia paradoxa
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Parastenella bayeri
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Parastenella spinosa
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Perissogorgia viridis
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Perissogorgia vitrea
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Plumarella bayeri (Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-González, 2010)

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Plumarella bayeri
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Plumarella castellviae
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Plumarella circumoperculum
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Plumarella diadema
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Plumarella pourtalesii
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Plumarella undulata
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Primnoa pacifica
[Red tree gorgonian coral]
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Primnoa reseda
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Primnoa resedaeformis
[Red trees]
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Primnoa willeyi
[Red tree coral]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Primnoella antarctica Kükenthal, 1907

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Primnoella antarctica
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Primnoella australasiae
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Primnoella chilensis
[Sea whip]
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Primnoella krampi
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Primnoella scotiae
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Thouarella antarctica
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Thouarella biserialis
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Thouarella chilensis
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Thouarella crenelata
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Thouarella grandiflora
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Thouarella hilgendorfi
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Thouarella koellikeri
[Flat thouarella]
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Thouarella moseleyi
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Thouarella porcupinensis
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Thouarella striata
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Thouarella variabilis
[Variegated tree coral]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Thouarella viridis Zapata-Guardiola & Lopez-González, 2010

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Thouarella viridis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aglaoprimnoa stefanii Antarctic Atlantic 1996
Ainigmaptilon antarcticum Antarctic Atlantic. 1929
Ainigmaptilon edisto Antarctic Atlantic. 1950
Ainigmaptilon haswelli Antarctic Atlantic. 1926
Ainigmaptilon virgularoides Antarctic Atlantic. 1929
Ainigmaptilon wallini Antarctic Atlantic. 1943
Armadillogorgia cyathella Southeast Pacific and Ant 1980
Arntzia gracilis Antarctic Atlantic 1929
Arthrogorgia utinomii Eastern Pacific 1996
Callogorgia europaea Northeast Atlantic 2019
Callogorgia euthyeia Eastern Central Pacific 1989
Callogorgia formosa Indo-Pacific 1907
Callogorgia gilberti Western Central Pacific a 1908
Callogorgia kinoshitae Eastern Pacific 1913
Callogorgia medialis Eastern Central Pacific 1989
Callogorgia modesta Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Callogorgia robusta Indo-Pacific 1906
Callogorgia tuberculata Pacific Ocean 1906
Callogorgia ventilabrum Pacific Ocean 1879
Callogorgia verticillata Whorled tree coral Western Atlantic and the 1766
Callozostron carlottae Western Atlantic and the 1912
Callozostron diplodiadema Antarctic Atlantic 1996
Callozostron mirabile Southern Pacific and the 1885
Calyptrophora wyvillei Pacific Ocean 1885
Candidella imbricata Western Central Atlantic 1862
Convexella jungerseni Northwest Atlantic 1944
Convexella magelhaenica Chinese handcuffs Southern Atlantic, Southe 1879
Dasystenella acanthina Antarctic Atlantic 1889
Fanellia compressa Eastern Pacific 1865
Fanellia fraseri Eastern Pacific 1915
Fannyella kuekenthali Antarctic Atlantic 1929
Fannyella rossii Antarctic 1872
Mirostenella articulata Antarctic Atlantic 1988
Narella ornata Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Narella regularis Pacific Ocean 1860
Narella studeri Pacific Ocean 1906
Onogorgia nodosa Antarctic Atlantic. 1929
Ophidiogorgia paradoxa Antarctic Atlantic 1980
Parastenella bayeri Eastern Central Pacific 2010
Parastenella spinosa Antarctic Atlantic 1889
Perissogorgia viridis Western Central Pacific 1989
Perissogorgia vitrea Western Central Pacific 1989
Plumarella bayeri Antarctic Atlantic 2010
Plumarella castellviae Southwest Atlantic 2013
Plumarella circumoperculum Eastern Central Pacific 2010
Plumarella diadema Antarctic Atlantic 2006
Plumarella pourtalesii Western Atlantic 1883
Plumarella undulata Antarctic Atlantic 2010
Primnoa pacifica Red tree gorgonian coral Northeast Pacific 1907
Primnoa reseda Northeast Pacific
Primnoa resedaeformis Red trees Western Atlantic 1763
Primnoa willeyi Red tree coral Northeast Pacific.
Primnoella antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 1907
Primnoella australasiae Antarctic Atlantic 1849
Primnoella chilensis Sea whip Southwest Atlantic and So 1894
Primnoella krampi Kermadec Trench. 1956
Primnoella scotiae Antarctic Atlantic 1906
Thouarella antarctica Southwest Atlantic, Antar 1846
Thouarella biserialis Eastern Central Pacific 1908
Thouarella chilensis Antarctic Atlantic 1908
Thouarella crenelata Antarctic Atlantic 1907
Thouarella grandiflora Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Thouarella hilgendorfi Indo-Pacific 1879
Thouarella koellikeri Flat thouarella Southwest Atlantic and So 1889
Thouarella moseleyi Southwest Pacific 1889
Thouarella porcupinensis Northeast Atlantic 2019
Thouarella striata Northwest Pacific, Southw 1907
Thouarella variabilis Variegated tree coral Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Thouarella viridis Antarctic. 2010



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