Alcyonacea - Wikipedia Alcyonacea are sessile colonial cnidarians that are found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the deep sea, polar waters, tropics and subtropics Whilst not in a strict taxonomic sense, Alcyonacea are commonly known as soft corals
Alcyonacea - Animalia Whilst not in a strict taxonomic sense, Alcyonacea are commonly known as "soft corals" (Octocorallia) that are quite different from "true" corals (Scleractinia)
Alcyonacea | invertebrate order | Britannica Lower parts of polyps fused into a fleshy mass; oral ends protrude Internal skeleton of isolated calcareous spicules Primarily tropical Order Helioporacea (Coenothecalia) Blue coral Massive lobed calcareous skeleton Tropical; 1 Caribbean and 1 Indo-West Pacific species …
Soft Corals - Alcyonacea Alcyonacea is yet another order of cnidarians that has been heavily reorganized since the end of the 20th century The order is currently assigned species that are loosely known as soft corals and sea fans The most abundant soft coral along the coast of Norway is the Dead man's fingers
Alcyonacea - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Two of the four orders within the subclass Octocorallia—the Alcyonacea (Soft Corals), Gorgonacea (Sea Fans), Pennatulacea (Sea Pens) and Helioporacea (Blue Corals)—occur in this archipelago A total of 65 species under 38 genera belonging to 16 families of octocorallian fauna were recorded
Alcyonacea: A Potential Source for Production of Nitrogen-Containing . . . Alcyonacea (soft corals and gorgonia) are well known for their production of a wide array of unprecedented architecture of bioactive metabolites This diversity of compounds reported from Alcyonacea confirms its productivity as a source of drug
Alcyonacea - Mindat. org Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals that do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons Formerly known as gorgonians, they are sessile colonial cnidarians found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics
Octocorallia - Wikipedia The sea pens (Pennatulacea) and blue coral (Helioporacea) continue to be assigned separate orders, whereas the current order Alcyonacea was historically represented by four orders: Alcyonacea, Gorgonacea, Stolonifera and Telestacea