Mopseidae

Mopseidae
Mopsea encrinula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Scleralcyonacea
Family:	Mopseidae Gray, 1870
Type genus
Mopsea Lamouroux, 1816
Synonyms
Circinisidinae Grant, 1976 Mopseadae Gray, 1870 Mopseinae Gray, 1870 Peltastisidinae Grant, 1976

Mopseidae is a family of soft corals in the order Scleralcyonacea. It contains 30 genera, with Mopsea as the type genus.

Genera

Mopseidae contains the following genera:

• 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

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