Nephtheidae

Devictor, Susan T. & Morton, Steve L., 2010, Identification guide to the shallow water (0 - 200 m) octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight 2599, Zootaxa 2599 (1), pp. 1-62 : 19

Family Nephtheidae

Nephtheids form fleshy, lobed or arborescent colonies with non-retractile polyps that are typically concentrated in clusters at the ends of branches, although a few species may bear polyps on the branches or stalk. Pseudodrifa nigra ( Pourtalès, 1868) , the only representation of this family in the SAB, is generally restricted to deep water. See Ofwegen & Groenenberg (2007) and Utinomi (1961) for remarks about this family.