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Anthozoa

Class

Sea anemones and corals: cnidarians that exist only as a polyp, permanently or semi-permanently attached to a surface, with no free-swimming medusa stage at any point in the life cycle. Anthozoa includes the reef-building stony corals whose calcium-carbonate skeletons form the physical structure of coral reefs worldwide.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
7500 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Scientific Name
Anthozoa 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cnidaria, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Beadlet Anemone
Tube Anemone, Species
Source Wikidata: Tube Anemone
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ28524, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Anthozoa
Wikidata Q28524, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Tube Anemone
Parent Taxon Of: Tube Anemone, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Beadlet Anemone
Parent Taxon Of: Beadlet Anemone, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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