Anthozoa

Alternate names: coral, flower animal

Author: Ehrenberg, 1834

Representative image using: Corallimorphus pilatus

MBARI 2010: V3525-05HD

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Representative image using: Stomphia

MBARI 2002: V2277-04

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Representative image using: Alternatipathes alternata

MBARI 2010: D173-04

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Representative image using: Exocoelactis

MBARI 2009: D78

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Representative image using: Actinoscyphia

MBARI 2006: T1063-02

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Representative image using: Heteropathes

MBARI 2006: T1014

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Representative image using: Iosactis vagabunda

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Representative image using: Umbellapathes

MBARI 2006: T945

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Representative image using: Bathyphellia australis

MBARI 2009: D6-02HD

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Representative image using: Zoantharia sp. 2

MBARI 2017: D979-01

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Representative image using: Arachnactis

MBARI 2000: T197-05

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Representative image using: Hormathiidae

MBARI 2000: T197-07

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Anthozoa

Alternate names: coral, flower animal

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Anthozoa Alternate names: coral, flower animal Author: Ehrenberg, 1834 Representative image using: Corallimorphus pilatus MBARI 2010: V3525-05HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Stomphia MBARI 2002: V2277-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Alternatipathes alternata MBARI 2010: D173-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Exocoelactis MBARI 2009: D78 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Actinoscyphia MBARI 2006: T1063-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Heteropathes MBARI 2006: T1014 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Iosactis vagabunda Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Umbellapathes MBARI 2006: T945 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathyphellia australis MBARI 2009: D6-02HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Zoantharia sp. 2 MBARI 2017: D979-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Arachnactis MBARI 2000: T197-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hormathiidae MBARI 2000: T197-07 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Anthozoa (class) Hexacorallia (subclass) Octocorallia (subclass) Description Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Anthozoa (Ehrenberg, 1834) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Anthozoa. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2026-05-11.
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