| 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 |
| Mussidae |
| Poritidae |
| Siderastreidae |
| Octocorallia |
| Soft Corals (Alcyonacea) |
| Gorgoniidae |
| Plexauridae |
| Anthothelidae |
| Briareidae |
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