Acanthogorgia

Acanthogorgia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Acanthogorgiidae
Genus:	Acanthogorgia ; Gray, 1857

Last updated September 05, 2025

Acanthogorgia is a genus of gorgonian corals within the family Acanthogorgiidae, which belongs to the subclass Octocorallia and the order Alcyonacea (now considered part of Malacalcyonacea) is a genus of corals belonging to the family Acanthogorgiidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[1]

Species

Species:^[4]

Acanthogorgia aldabra Bayer, 1996
Acanthogorgia angustiflora Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878
Acanthogorgia aspera Pourtalès, 1867
Acanthogorgia augusta Grasshoff, 1999
Acanthogorgia boninensis Aurivillius, 1931
Acanthogorgia breviflora Whitelegge, 1897
Acanthogorgia brevispina Studer, 1894
Acanthogorgia candida Kükenthal, 1908
Acanthogorgia ceylonensis Thomson & Henderson, 1905
Acanthogorgia densiflora Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia dofleini Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia flabellum Hickson, 1905
Acanthogorgia fusca Nutting, 1912
Acanthogorgia glyphica Grasshoff, 1999
Acanthogorgia gotoensis Aurivillius, 1931
Acanthogorgia gracillima Kükenthal, 1908
Acanthogorgia grandiflora Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia gubalensis Grasshoff, 2000
Acanthogorgia hedlundi Aurivillius, 1931
Acanthogorgia hirsuta Gray, 1857
Acanthogorgia ildibaha Grasshoff, 1999
Acanthogorgia incrustata Kükenthal, 1919
Acanthogorgia inermis Hedlund, 1890
Acanthogorgia irregularis Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia isoxya Grasshoff, 1999
Acanthogorgia japonica Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia laxa Wright & Studer, 1889
Acanthogorgia longiflora Wright & Studer, 1889
Acanthogorgia media Thomson & Henderson, 1905
Acanthogorgia meganopla Grasshoff, 1999
Acanthogorgia multispina Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia muricata Verrill, 1883
Acanthogorgia paradoxa Nutting, 1912
Acanthogorgia paramuricata Stiasny, 1947
Acanthogorgia pararidleyi Stiasny, 1947
Acanthogorgia pararmata Stiasny, 1947)
Acanthogorgia paraspinosa Stiasny, 1947
Acanthogorgia paratruncata Stiasny, 1947
Acanthogorgia pico Grasshoff, 1973
Acanthogorgia procera Moroff, 1902
Acanthogorgia radians Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908
Acanthogorgia ramossissima Wright & Studer, 1889
Acanthogorgia ridleyi Wright & Studer, 1889
Acanthogorgia schrammi Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Acanthogorgia sibogae Stiasny, 1947
Acanthogorgia spinosa Hiles, 1899
Acanthogorgia spissa Kükenthal, 1908
Acanthogorgia striata Nutting, 1911
Acanthogorgia studeri Nutting, 1911
Acanthogorgia tenera Thomson & Russell, 1909
Acanthogorgia thomsoni Gravier, 1913
Acanthogorgia tori Stiasny, 1938
Acanthogorgia turgida Nutting, 1911
Acanthogorgia vegae Aurivillius, 1931
Acanthogorgia wireni Aurivillius, 1931

References

1 2 "Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
↑ "Whip Coral (Acanthogorgiidae) – Complete Overview & Care Guides | Reeflings". reeflings.com. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
↑ "Acanthogorgia - Biological Information System for Marine Life". www.godac.jamstec.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
↑ "Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

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[GBIF-1] 1 2 "Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[2] "Whip Coral (Acanthogorgiidae) – Complete Overview & Care Guides | Reeflings". reeflings.com. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

[3] "Acanthogorgia - Biological Information System for Marine Life". www.godac.jamstec.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

[WORMS-4] "Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

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