Holaxonia is a suborder of soft corals, a member of the phylumCnidaria.[1] Members of this suborder are sometimes known as gorgonians and include the sea blades, the sea fans, the sea rods and the sea whips. These soft corals are colonial, sessile organisms and are generally tree-like in structure. They do not have a hard skeleton composed of calcium carbonate but have a firm but pliable, central axial skeleton composed of a fibrous protein called gorgonin embedded in a tissue matrix, the coenenchyme. In some genera this is permeated with a calcareous substance in the form of fused spicules. Members of this suborder are characterized by having an unspiculated axis and often a soft, chambered central core.[2] The polyps have eight-fold symmetry and in many species, especially in the families Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae, contain symbioticphotosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae. These soft corals are popular in salt water aquaria.[3][4]
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holaxonia, suborder, soft, corals, member, phylum, cnidaria, members, this, suborder, sometimes, known, gorgonians, include, blades, fans, rods, whips, these, soft, corals, colonial, sessile, organisms, generally, tree, like, structure, they, have, hard, skele. Holaxonia is a suborder of soft corals a member of the phylum Cnidaria 1 Members of this suborder are sometimes known as gorgonians and include the sea blades the sea fans the sea rods and the sea whips These soft corals are colonial sessile organisms and are generally tree like in structure They do not have a hard skeleton composed of calcium carbonate but have a firm but pliable central axial skeleton composed of a fibrous protein called gorgonin embedded in a tissue matrix the coenenchyme In some genera this is permeated with a calcareous substance in the form of fused spicules Members of this suborder are characterized by having an unspiculated axis and often a soft chambered central core 2 The polyps have eight fold symmetry and in many species especially in the families Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae contain symbiotic photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae These soft corals are popular in salt water aquaria 3 4 Holaxonia Pinnigorgia sp Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Octocorallia Order Alcyonacea Suborder HolaxoniaStuder 1887 Families See text Paramuricea sp Eunicea sp Families and genera editThe World Register of Marine Species list the following families and genera 5 Family AcanthogorgiidaeGray 1859 Genus AcanthogorgiaGray 1857 Genus AnthogorgiaVerrill 1868 Genus CalcigorgiaBroch 1935 Genus CalicogorgiaThomson amp Henderson 1906 Genus Callicigorgia Genus CyclomuriceaNutting 1908 Genus MuricellaVerrill 1868 Genus VersluysiaNutting 1910 Family DendrobrachiidaeBrook 1889 Genus DendrobrachiaBrook 1889 Family GorgoniidaeLamouroux 1812 Genus AdelogorgiaBayer 1958 Genus Antillogorgia Bayer 1951 Genus EugorgiaVerrill 1868 Genus EunicellaVerrill 1869 Genus FiligorgiaStiasny 1937 Genus GorgoniaLinnaeus 1758 Genus GuaiagorgiaGrasshoff amp Alderslade 1997 Genus HicksonellaNutting 1910 Genus LeptogorgiaMilne Edwards 1857 Genus OlindagorgiaBayer 1981 Genus PacifigorgiaBayer 1951 Genus PhycogorgiaMilne Edwards amp Haime 1850 Genus PhyllogorgiaMilne Edwards amp Haime 1850 Genus PinnigorgiaGrasshoff amp Alderslade 1997 Genus Pseudopterogorgia Kukenthal 1919 Genus PterogorgiaEhrenberg 1834 Genus Rumphella Bayer 1955 Genus TobagogorgiaSanchez 2007 Family KeroeididaeKinoshita 1910 Genus IdeogorgiaBayer 1981 Genus KeroeidesStuder 1887 Genus LignellaGray 1870 Genus Pseudothelogorgia van Ofwegen 1990 Genus ThelogorgiaBayer 1991 Family PlexauridaeGray 1859 Genus AcanthacisDeichmann 1936 Genus AcanthomuriceaHentschel 1903 Genus AcisDuchassaing amp Michelotti 1860 Genus AlaskagorgiaSanchez amp Cairns 2004 Genus AnthomuriceaStuder 1887 Genus AnthoplexauraKukenthal 1908 Genus AstrogorgiaVerrill 1868 Genus AstromuriceaGermanos 1895 Genus BayergorgiaWilliams amp Lopez Gonzalez 2005 Genus BebrycePhilippi 1841 Genus ChromoplexauraWilliams 2013 Genus CryogorgiaWilliams 2005 Genus DentomuriceaGrasshoff 1977 Genus DiscogorgiaKukenthal 1919 Genus EchinogorgiaKolliker 1865 Genus EchinomuriceaVerrill 1869 Genus ElasmogorgiaWright amp Studer 1889 Genus EuniceaLamouroux 1816 Genus EuplexauraVerrill 1869 Genus HeterogorgiaVerrill 1868 Genus HypnogorgiaDuchassaing amp Michelotti 1864 Genus LapidogorgiaGrasshoff 1999 Genus LepidomuriceaKukenthal 1919 Genus LytreiaBayer 1981 Genus MenacellaGray 1870 Genus MenellaGray 1870 Genus MesogligorgiaLopez Gonzalez 2007 Genus MuriceaLamouroux 1821 Genus MuriceidesWright amp Studer 1889 Genus MuriceopsisAurivillius 1931 Genus ParacisKukenthal 1919 Genus ParamuriceaKoelliker 1865 Genus ParaplexauraKukenthal 1909 Genus PlacogorgiaWright amp Studer 1889 Genus PlexauraLamouroux 1821 Genus PlexaurellaKolliker 1865 Genus PlexauroidesWright amp Studer Genus PlexauropsisVerrill Genus PsammogorgiaVerrill 1868 Genus PseudoplexauraWright amp Studer 1889 Genus PseudotheseaKukenthal 1919 Genus ScleracisKukenthal 1919 Genus SpinimuriceaGrasshoff 1992 Genus SwiftiaDuchassaing amp Michelotti 1864 Genus TheseaDuchassaing amp Michelotti 1860 Genus TrimuriceaGordon 1926 Genus VillogorgiaDuchassaing amp Michelloti 1862See also editLeptogorgia virgulataReferences edit Holaxonia World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2011 12 03 Suborder Holaxonia Guide to the Shallow Water 0 200 m Octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight Retrieved 2011 12 05 Gorgonians Holaxonia Saltcorner Retrieved 2011 12 03 Gorgonians Animal World Retrieved 2011 12 03 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Holaxonia marinespecies org Retrieved 2018 03 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holaxonia amp oldid 1108174723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
