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.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source Wikidata: Beadlet Anemone
Source Wikidata: Brain Coral
Additional Source Brain Coral (Wikipedia)Lead
Source Wikidata: Sea Anemone
Source Wikidata: Tube Anemone
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ28524, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Anthozoa
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, LeadQuote, In Group: Cnidarian Classes, Lead
Anthozoa is one of the three subphyla of Cnidaria, along with Medusozoa and Endocnidozoa.
Brain Coral (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Brain Coral, LeadQuote, 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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