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 Anthomastus Verrill, 1878