| Gorgoniidae | |
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| Pinnigorgia sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Suborder: | Holaxonia |
| Family: | Gorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812 [1] |
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Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America.
- ^ Gorgoniidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-05.