DSG - Scleractinia

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Scleractinia Alternate names: stony-coral, true coral Author: Bourne, 1900 Representative image using: Fungiacyathus Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Caryophyllia diomedeae MBARI 2004: T669-07 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Javania cailleti MBARI 2004: T668-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Desmophyllum dianthus MBARI 2009: D66-02HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dendrophyllia oldroydae MBARI 2015: D0735 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) marenzelleri Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Anthozoa (class) Hexacorallia (subclass) Scleractinia (order) Caryophylliidae (family) Dendrophylliidae (family) Flabellidae (family) Fungiidae (family) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, hard substrate. 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: Scleractinia (Bourne, 1900) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Scleractinia. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-15.
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