Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
     Class Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1831
       Subclass Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866 - octocorals see Subclass Alcyonaria
         Order Gorgonacea Lamouroux, 1816 - sea fans and sea whips
           Genus Acanthogorgia Gray, 1857
           Genus Briareum de Blainville, 1830
           Genus Corallium Marsigli, 1766
           Genus Eugorgia Verrill, 1868
           Genus Eunicella Verrill, 1869
           Genus Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758
           Genus Isis Linnaeus, 1758
           Genus Leptogorgia Milne-Edwards, 1857
           Genus Lophogorgia Milne-Edwards, 1857
           Genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821
           Genus Parisis Verrill, 1864
           Genus Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868
           Genus Subergorgia Gray, 1857
           Genus Swiftia Duchassaing, 1866