Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
     Class Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1831
       Subclass Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866 - octocorals see Subclass Alcyonaria
         Order Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 - soft corals
           Genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758
           Genus Anthomastus Verrill, 1878
           Genus Ceratocaulon Jungersen, 1892
           Genus Gersemia Marenzeller, 1877
           Genus Parerythropodium Kükenthal, 1916