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Table 1 List of primnoid genera and subgenera, with junior synonyms

From: A phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Calcaxonia) with analyses of character evolution and a key to the genera and subgenera

Abyssoprimnoa Cairns, 2015

[Acanthoprimnoa Cairns & Bayer, 2004]

Aglaeoprimnoa Bayer, 1996

Ainigmaptilon Bayer, 1980

Armadillogorgia Bayer, 1980

Arntzia López-González, Gili & Orejas, 2002

[Arthrogorgia Kukenthal, 1908]

Australogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009

Callogorgia Gray, 1858 (=Xiphocella Gray, 1870; Fanellia Gray, 1870)

Callozostron Wright, 1885

Calyptrophora Gray, 1866

Candidella Bayer, 1954 (= Stenella Gray, junior homonym)

Convexella Bayer, 1996

Dasystenella Versluys, 1906 (=Tauroprimnoa Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010)

Digitogorgia Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010

Fannyella (Fannyella) Gray, 1872 (=Ascolepis Thomson & Rennet, 1931)

 F. (Cyathogorgia) Cairns & Bayer, 2009

 F. (Scyphogorgia) Cairns & Bayer, 2009

Faxiella Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2012

[Helicoprimnoa Cairns, 2012]

Heptaprimnoa Cairns, 2012

Loboprimnoa Cairns, 2016

Metafannyella Cairns & Bayer, 2009

[Metanarella Cairns, 2012]

[Microprimnoa Bayer & Stefani, 1989]

Mirostenella Bayer, 1988

Narella Gray, 1870 (=Stachyodes Wright & Studer in Studer, 1887)

[Narelloides Cairns, 2012]

Onogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009

Ophidiogorgia Bayer, 1980

Pachyprimnoa Cairns, 2016

Paracalyptrophora Kinoshita, 1908

Paranarella Cairns, 2007

Parastenella Versluys, 1906

Perissogorgia Bayer & Stefani, 1989

Plumarella (Plumarella) Gray, 1870 (=Dicholaphis Kinoshita, 1907)

Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812 (=Lithoprimnoa Grube, 1861)

[Primnocapsa Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2012]

Primnoeides Studer, 1887

Primnoella Gray, 1858

[Pseudoplumarella Kűkenthal, 1915]

[Pterostenella Versluys, 1906]

Pyrogorgia Cairns & Bayer, 2009

[Scopaegorgia Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010]

Thouarella (Thouarella) Gray, 1870 (=Amphilaphis Studer & Wright in Studer, 1887; =Rhopalonema Roule, 1908; =Primnodendron Nutting, 1912; =Parathouarella Kükenthal, 1915; =Epithouarella Kűkenthal, 1915; =Group 1 sensu Taylor & Rogers, 2009)

T. (Euthouarella) Kükenthal, 1915 (=?Diplocalyptra Kinoshita, 1908; =Group 2 sensu Taylor & Rogers, 2009)

Tokoprymno Bayer, 1996

Verticillata Zapata-Guardiola, López-González & Gili, 2012

  1. Text in boldface indicate taxa added in the study; Unaltered text indicate genera reported by Taylor & Rogers [3]; Text in brackets indicate genera yet to be sequenced