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What is the classification of coral?
Corals are classified as members of the phylum Cnidaria, which includes other animals such as jellyfish and sea anemones. Within the phylum Cnidaria, corals belong to the class Anthozoa. They are further divided into two subclasses: Hexacorallia (includes stony corals) and Octocorallia (includes soft corals).
What are 4 type of corals?
Hard corals (Scleractinia) - reef-building corals that create calcium carbonate skeletons. Soft corals (Alcyonacea) - lack stony skeletons and have a flexible, fleshy appearance. Brain corals (Family: Mussidae) - named for their distinctive brain-like appearance. Staghorn corals (Genus: Acropora) - characterized by their branching, antler-like growth forms.
What animals are in the animal phylum cnidarians?
The cnidarian groups are broken down first into two large groups; one contains the jellyfish (Medusozoa), and the other contains the corals and anemones (Anthozoa). Within the Medusozoa, there are four basic groups; Cubozoa(box jellies), Hydrozoa(Hyras), Scyphozoa(regular jellyfish) and Staurozoa(stalked Jellyfish). The orgainization of the Anthozoa is more complex, but basically they are the Hexacorallia and the Octocorallia. The Hexacorallia group consists of sea anemones, hard corals, black corals, 'mushroom corals', and the colonial zooanthids. The octocorralia consists of the 8 tentacled soft corals, and sea pens.
What phylum do sea anemone belong to?
sea anemone belongs to phylum echinodermata.
What is the Scientific name for coral?
http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/006/english/hyakka/doubutu/sangorui/index.html Use that link to figure out which type of coral you need! If you just want the general name, though, use Cnidarians
What phylum is the brain coral in?
Brain coral is categorized in the phylum Cnidaria. This phylum also contains jellyfish, as well as a large number of other marine animals.
What is the corals phylum?
Cnidaria
Does a brain coral have bilateral symmetry radial symmetry or is it asymmetrical?
No, anything in phylum Cnidaria (including corals) have radial symmetry
What class are corals in?
Corals are classified as animals in the phylum cnidaria. They are related to jellyfish and sea anemone.
What is a phylum Cnidaria?
Includes hydra, jellyfish and corals
What is phylum Cnidaria.?
Includes hydra, jellyfish and corals
Is a coral a poriferan?
Corals are animals of the phylum Cnidaria, whereas:-Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera.
What is the difference between Brain Coral and Fire Coral?
From a visual standpoint a brain coral is rounded and looks much like a brain, hence the name. Fire coral can be branching, encrusting or plate forming and are more closely related to jelly fish and anemones than true corals. Fire corals are Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hydrozoa Order: Anthomedusae Family: Milleporidae Genus: Millepora With 13 + species Brain Corals are Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Order: Scleractinia Sub Order: Faviina Family: Favidae Genra: approx 19 genus and their associated species
What is an example of phylum cnidaria?
corals, anemones, jellyfish
What is The phylum of portuguese?
Phlum cnidaria (jellyfish, corals etc).
What is the phylum Portuguese man-of-war?
Phlum cnidaria (jellyfish, corals etc).
What phylum is brain coral in?
Brain coral is a member of the phylum cnidaria. Other animals in this phylum are jellyfish and sea anemones.
