Milne Edwards, 1857
Families: Three families do occur in the shallow waters of the Indo-West pacific: Family Antipathidae
Family Myriopathidae
Family Schizopathidae.
Description: Colonies with a black, horny, spiny axis; resembling gorgonians in growth form. Polyps with six tentacles (gorgonians have polyps wityh eight tentacles).
Note: No images were available for the Schizopathidae, the family is not included here.