| Corals and Sea Anemones (Anthozoa) |
Anthozoa is subdivided into three subclasses: Hexacorallia, Octocorallia and Ceriantharia. Hexacorallia includes coral reef builders, the stony corals or “hard corals” (Scleractinia), and also black corals (Antipatharia) and sea anemones (Actiniaria). Octocorallia comprises three orders: Alcyonacea (the soft corals and gorgonians), Helioporacea (blue corals), and Pennatulacea (sea pens). Anthozoa contains over 6,000 known species.
| Hexacorallia | ||
| Sea Anemones (Actiniaria) | ||
| Aiptasiidae | ||
| Actiniidae | ||
| Black corals (Antipatharia) | ||
| Antipathidae | ||
| Hard Corals (Scleractinia) | ||
| Acroporidae | ||
| Agariciidae | ||
| Caryophylliidae | ||
| Faviidae | ||
| Meandrinidae | ||
| Merulinidae | ||
| Mussidae | ||
| Poritidae | ||
| Siderastreidae | ||
| Octocorallia | ||
| Soft Corals (Alcyonacea) | ||
| Gorgoniidae | ||
| Plexauridae | ||
| Anthothelidae | ||
| Briareidae |
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