Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
     Class Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1831
       Subclass Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866 - octocorals see Subclass Alcyonaria
         1 Order Gorgonacea Lamouroux, 1816 - sea fans and sea whips
         2 Order Telestacea - telestaceans see Order Stolonifera
         3 Order Pennatulacea - sea pens and sea pansies
         4 Order Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 - soft corals
         5 Order Helioporacea - helioporaceans
         6 Order Stolonifera - stoloniferans