Class Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1831
   Subclass Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866 - octocorals see Subclass Alcyonaria
     Order Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 - soft corals
       Family Plexauridae
         01 Genus Acanthacis Deichmann, 1936
         02 Genus Acanthomuricea
         03 Genus Anthomuricea Wright & Studer, 1887
         04 Genus Anthoplexaura Kükenthal, 1908
         05 Genus Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868
         06 Genus Astromuricea Germanos, 1895
         07 Genus Bebryce Philippi, 1841
         08 Genus Caliacis Deichmann, 1936
         09 Genus Calicogorgia Thomson & Henderson, 1906
         10 Genus Dentomuricea Grasshoff, 1977
         11 Genus Echinogorgia Kölliker, 1865
         12 Genus Echinomuricea Verrill, 1869
         13 Genus Euplexaura Verrill, 1869
         14 Genus Heterogorgia Verrill, 1869
         15 Genus Hypnogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
         16 Genus Lepidomuricea
         17 Genus Lytreia Bayer, 1981
         18 Genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821
         19 Genus Muriceides Wright & Studer, 1889
         20 Genus Muriceopsis Aurivillius, 1931
         21 Genus Nicaule Bayer, 1981
         22 Genus Paracis Kükenthal, 1919
         23 Genus Paramuricea Kölliker, 1865
         24 Genus Placogorgia Wright & Studer, 1889
         25 Genus Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812
         26 Genus Plexaurella
         27 Genus Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868
         28 Genus Pseudobebryce Kükenthal, 1919
         29 Genus Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889
         30 Genus Pseudothesea Kükenthal, 1919
         31 Genus Scleracis Kükenthal, 1919
         32 Genus Spinimuricea Grasshoff, 1992
         33 Genus Swiftia Duchassaing, 1866
         34 Genus Thesea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
         35 Genus Trimuricea Gordon, 1926
         36 Genus Villogorgia Duchassaing & Michelloti, 1862