[{"n": "Alcyonacea", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyonacea/", "s": "A former order of soft corals now reclassified into Malacalcyonacea and Scleralcyonacea."}, {"n": "Calcaxonia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/calcaxonia/", "s": "Former octocoral suborder, now largely placed in Scleralcyonacea."}, {"n": "Gorgonian", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gorgonian/", "s": "Soft corals with feather-like tentacles and no stony skeleton."}, {"n": "Holaxonia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/holaxonia/", "s": "Former octocorallian suborder now absorbed into Malacalcyonacea."}, {"n": "Scleralcyonacea", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/scleralcyonacea/", "s": "An order of Octocorallia uniting calcified and pennatulacean corals."}, {"n": "Scleraxonia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/scleraxonia/", "s": "A suborder of corals with calcified spicule or fibre axes."}, {"n": "Alcyoniidae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyoniidae/", "s": "Leathery or soft corals with two polyp types."}, {"n": "Alcyonium", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyonium/", "s": "Alcyonium is a genus of soft corals known as dead men's finger."}, {"n": "Alcyonium acaule", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyonium-acaule/", "s": "A colonial soft coral forming fleshy lobes on shaded Mediterranean rocks."}, {"n": "Alcyonium coralloides", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyonium-coralloides/", "s": "A soft coral that shifts from encrusting rock to parasitic overgrowth."}, {"n": "Alcyonium digitatum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyonium-digitatum/", "s": "A temperate soft coral forming finger-like colonies."}, {"n": "Alcyonium palmatum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/alcyonium-palmatum/", "s": "A colonial soft coral with finger-like red lobes."}, {"n": "Gersemia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gersemia/", "s": "Cold-water soft corals with arborescent colonies and bright sclerites."}, {"n": "Gersemia fruticosa", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gersemia-fruticosa/", "s": "A deep-sea soft coral studied for prostaglandin synthesis."}, {"n": "Gersemia juliepackardae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gersemia-juliepackardae/", "s": "Deep-sea soft coral named for Monterey Bay Aquarium director."}, {"n": "Gersemia rubiformis", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gersemia-rubiformis/", "s": "A soft coral with red sclerites and no zooxanthellae."}, {"n": "Rhytisma fulvum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/rhytisma-fulvum/", "s": "A pioneering soft coral that broods its young."}, {"n": "Sarcophyton (coral)", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/sarcophyton-coral/", "s": "A soft coral genus known for its toxic chemical defenses."}, {"n": "Sarcophyton glaucum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/sarcophyton-glaucum/", "s": "A soft coral from the Red Sea to the western Pacific."}, {"n": "Sinularia flexibilis", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/sinularia-flexibilis/", "s": "A soft coral known for chemical defenses and biomedical potential."}, {"n": "Dendronephthya hemprichi", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/dendronephthya-hemprichi/", "s": "A soft coral with daily spawning and clonal propagation."}, {"n": "Litophyton", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/litophyton/", "s": "A genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae."}, {"n": "Litophyton arboreum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/litophyton-arboreum/", "s": "A soft coral with maternal symbiont transfer and medical potential."}, {"n": "Chrysogorgiidae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/chrysogorgiidae/", "s": "A deep-sea soft coral family abundant on Pacific seamounts."}, {"n": "Isididae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/isididae/", "s": "A family of octocorals now comprising three genera."}, {"n": "Mopsea", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/mopsea/", "s": "A genus of branching corals with feather-like pinnae, found off Australia."}, {"n": "Gorgoniidae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gorgoniidae/", "s": "Soft coral family restricted to American coasts with complex spicules."}, {"n": "Taiaroidae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/taiaroa-tauhou/", "s": "A monotypic family of deep-sea solitary octocorals."}, {"n": "Coralliidae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/coralliidae/", "s": "Precious corals with red skeletons, harvested for jewelry and artifacts."}, {"n": "Clavulariidae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/clavulariidae/", "s": "Soft coral family with retractable polyps and sclerite-stiffened tissues."}, {"n": "Maasella", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/maasella/", "s": "A cryptic soft coral of the Mediterranean and Atlantic."}, {"n": "Heteroxenia fuscescens", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/heteroxenia-fuscescens/", "s": "A pulsing soft coral from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean."}, {"n": "Xenia (coral)", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/xenia-coral/", "s": "A soft coral that pulses its many-fingered hands to move water."}, {"n": "Chrysogorgia elegans", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/chrysogorgia-elegans/", "s": "A rare deep-water soft coral used solely for research."}, {"n": "Iridogorgia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/iridogorgia/", "s": "Deep-sea soft coral with a spiral axis and iridescent branches."}, {"n": "Iridogorgia chewbacca", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/iridogorgia-chewbacca/", "s": "Deep-sea bamboo coral with shaggy, iridescent branches."}, {"n": "Isis hippuris", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/isis-hippuris/", "s": "A bamboo coral studied for potential anti-cancer applications."}, {"n": "Callogorgia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/callogorgia/", "s": "Deep-sea soft coral genus forming habitats for diverse fauna."}, {"n": "Callogorgia elegans", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/callogorgia-elegans/", "s": "A deep-sea soft coral with dichotomous branching and whorled polyps."}, {"n": "Narella", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/narella/", "s": "Deep-sea soft coral with nostril-like polyps and global distribution."}, {"n": "Primnoa", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/primnoa/", "s": "A keystone soft coral genus providing habitat in cold waters."}, {"n": "Primnoa pacifica", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/primnoa-pacifica/", "s": "A deep-water keystone species forming dense benthic thickets."}, {"n": "Acanthogorgia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/acanthogorgia/", "s": "A cosmopolitan genus of gorgonian corals in Acanthogorgiidae."}, {"n": "Antillogorgia bipinnata", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/antillogorgia-bipinnata/", "s": "A Caribbean soft coral with cytotoxic cembranoids and symbiotic algae."}, {"n": "Antillogorgia elisabethae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/antillogorgia-elisabethae/", "s": "A commercially harvested Caribbean soft coral with analgesic properties."}, {"n": "Eunicella cavolini", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/eunicella-cavolini/", "s": "A fan-shaped soft coral common in the Mediterranean Sea."}, {"n": "Eunicella singularis", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/eunicella-singularis/", "s": "A white branching soft coral of the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas."}, {"n": "Eunicella verrucosa", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/eunicella-verrucosa/", "s": "A branching soft coral with wart-like polyps, native to the northeastern Atlantic."}, {"n": "Gorgonia flabellum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gorgonia-flabellum/", "s": "A colonial soft coral forming a delicate, single-plane fan."}, {"n": "Gorgonia mariae", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gorgonia-mariae/", "s": "Smallest sea fan in the Caribbean, with a net-like branching structure."}, {"n": "Gorgonia ventalina", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/gorgonia-ventalina/", "s": "A fan-shaped octocoral found in western Atlantic and Caribbean waters."}, {"n": "Leptogorgia hebes", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/leptogorgia-hebes/", "s": "A soft coral with a horny skeleton and variable coloration."}, {"n": "Leptogorgia sarmentosa", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/leptogorgia-sarmentosa/", "s": "A branching sea fan with slender branchlets and variable coloration."}, {"n": "Leptogorgia virgulata", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/leptogorgia-virgulata/", "s": "A soft coral with whip-like stems and chemical defenses."}, {"n": "Astrogorgia", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/astrogorgia/", "s": "Fan-shaped soft corals with pharmacological potential."}, {"n": "Paramuricea clavata", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/paramuricea-clavata/", "s": "A slow-growing, fan-shaped soft coral of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean."}, {"n": "Plexaura homomalla", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/plexaura-homomalla/", "s": "A Caribbean gorgonian coral rich in prostaglandin used as a drug source."}, {"n": "Plexaurella nutans", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/plexaurella-nutans/", "s": "A tall, uncommon Caribbean soft coral with slit-pore calyces."}, {"n": "Pseudoplexaura porosa", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/pseudoplexaura-porosa/", "s": "A large, flexible Caribbean octocoral with bioactive secondary metabolites."}, {"n": "Swiftia comauensis", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/swiftia-comauensis/", "s": "Cold-water gorgonian octocoral endemic to Chilean Comau fiords."}, {"n": "Iciligorgia schrammi", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/iciligorgia-schrammi/", "s": "Largest sea fan, found in tropical Atlantic waters."}, {"n": "Briareum asbestinum", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/briareum-asbestinum/", "s": "A soft coral with variable finger-like forms in Caribbean waters."}, {"n": "Hemicorallium", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/hemicorallium/", "s": "Deep-water octocorallid corals with a complex taxonomic history."}, {"n": "Precious coral", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/precious-coral/", "s": "A marine coral with a durable red skeleton used for jewelry."}, {"n": "Melithaea", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/melithaea/", "s": "A genus of jointed fan corals from the tropical Indo-Pacific."}, {"n": "Melithaea ochracea", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/melithaea-ochracea/", "s": "A soft coral used in jewelry as red spongy coral."}, {"n": "Paragorgia arborea", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/paragorgia-arborea/", "s": "A deep-sea foundation coral with bulbous branch tips."}, {"n": "Carijoa riisei", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/carijoa-riisei/", "s": "A soft coral with disputed origins, invasive in many regions."}, {"n": "Clavularia crassa", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/clavularia-crassa/", "s": "A colonial soft coral with eight feathery tentacles, found in the Mediterranean."}, {"n": "Clavularia viridis", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/clavularia-viridis/", "s": "Colonial soft coral with fluorescent green polyps and symbiotic zooxanthellae."}, {"n": "Organ pipe coral", "u": "/e/soft-corals-and-leathers/organ-pipe-coral/", "s": "A soft coral with a hard, organ pipe-like skeleton."}]