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Corals are classified as animals in the phylum cnidaria. They are related to jellyfish and sea anemone.

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What class do corals belong to?

anthozoa


Corals belong to which class of the cnidaria?

Scyphozoa


What other animals in the same class as a jellyfish?

Hydrozoans, sea anemones, & corals


What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the Sea fan corals?

The scientific or taxonomic name would be Gorgonia spp.


What looks more like plants than animals.?

Corals are in the animal class of Anthozoa's, and live in compact colonies in the ocean reefs. People often confuse corals with plants because of their appearance.


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 is a zoantharian?

A zoantharian is any member of the Zoantharia (or Anthozoa) taxonomic class, including corals, sea pens, and sea anemones.


Why soft corals live in deeper water than hard corals?

soft corals live deeper water than hard corals because soft corals do not create a hard outer skeleton as the hard corals do.


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 category are a jellyfish sponge and coral in?

First off, all three types of organims are in the kingdom Animalia, and are not plants, they are animals. Jellyfish and Coral are both in the phylum cnidaria; jellyfish are further divided into class Medusozoa, which has a number of its own subgroups, whereas corals are in the class Anthozoa, which again is subdivided into a number of its own groups, but the what are usually considered corals are mostly in the groups Scleractinia(stony corals) and Octocorallia(soft corals, gorgonians, etc). The sponges on the otherhand are in a completely different phylum, Porifera, which is further divided into many different groups, and is not closely related to the Cnidarians.


Are corals decomposers?

Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.


Are corals plants or fish?

Corals are plants.