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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
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Scientific Name
Anthozoa 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cambrian 4
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.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cnidaria, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Beadlet Anemone, Species
Source Wikidata: Beadlet Anemone
Brain Coral, Species
Source Wikidata: Brain Coral
Additional Source Brain Coral (Wikipedia)Lead
Sea Anemone, Species
Source Wikidata: Sea Anemone
Sea Pen, Species
Source Wikidata: Sea Pen
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
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Anthozoa
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 3695
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Anthozoa
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Anthozoa" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 525.5 ... "early_interval": "Stage 2"
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Wikidata: Anthozoa
Wikidata Q28524, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Sea Anemone
Parent Taxon Of: Sea Anemone, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Sea Pen
Parent Taxon Of: Sea Pen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView 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
Anthozoa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cnidarian Classes, Lead
Quote, In Group: Cnidarian Classes, Lead
Anthozoa is one of the three subphyla of Cnidaria, along with Medusozoa and Endocnidozoa.
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Brain Coral (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Brain Coral, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Brain Coral, Lead
They are part of the phylum Cnidaria, in a class called Anthozoa or "flower animals".
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