Stolonifera
Clavularia sp.
Tube coral ( stolonifera ) are subordination of soft corals ( Alcyonacea ). Some authors will only still regarded for practical purposes as an informal group. Here families are grouped with similar growth form, in essence, that need not be closely related.
Features
The tube corals form from which the polyps protrude only a few millimeters high, flat on the ground lying braids. They are in the subclass of Alcyonaria as primitive forms.
System
The tube corals following families and genera are counted.
- Family Acrossotidae Bourne, 1914 Genus Acrossota Bourne, 1914
- Genus Azoria Lopez -Gonzalez & Gili, 2001
- Genus Bathytelesto Bayer, 1981
- Genus Cervera Lopez -Gonzalez, Ocana, Garcia- Gomez & Nunez, 1995
- Genus Clavularia de Blainville, 1830
- Genus Cryptophyton Williams, 2000
- Genus Cyathopodium Verrill, 1868
- Genus Denhartogia Ocaña & van Ofwegen, 2003
- Genus Incrustatus Van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2006
- Genus Knopia Alderslade 2007
- Genus Moolabalia Alderslade, 2001
- Genus Paratelesto Utinomi, 1958
- Genus Pseudocladochonus Versluys, 1907
- Genus Rhode Linda Bayer, 1981
- Genus Sarcodictyon Forbes, 1847
- Genus Scleranthelia Studer, 1878
- Genus Scyphopodium Bayer, 1981
- Genus Stereosoma Hickson, 1894
- Genus Stereotelesto Bayer, 1981
- Genus Telesto Lamouroux, 1812
- Genus Telestula Madsen, 1944
- Genus Tesseranthelia Bayer, 1981
- Genus Coelogorgia Milne -Edwards, 1857
- Genus Cornularia Lamarck, 1816
- Genus Pseudogorgia Koelliker, 1870 ( with a kind )
- Genus Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758
Some tube corals are popular Pfleglinge in a saltwater aquarium.