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
         Order Pennatulacea - sea pens and sea pansies
         Order Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 - soft corals
         Order Helioporacea - helioporaceans
         Order Stolonifera - stoloniferans
         Order Telestacea - telestaceans see Order Stolonifera
           Genus Coelogorgia Milne-Edwards, 1857
           Genus Paratelesto Utinomi, 1958
           Genus Telesto Lamouroux, 1812
           Genus Telestula Madsen, 1944