| Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia Frederick M Bayer (1955) Proceedings of The United States National Museum 105: 207-220 | |
| Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa Frederick M Bayer (1981) Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94: 902-947 | |
| The Mineral Component Of The Axis And Holdfast Of Some Gorgonacean Octocorals (Coelenterata : Anthozoa), With Special Reference To The Family Gorgoniidae F M Bayer and I G Macintyre (2001) Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington 114: 309-345 |