Biology:Corallimorphus

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Short description: Genus of cnidarians

Corallimorphus
"Corallimorphus pilatus"
Corallimorphus pilatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Corallimorpharia
Family: Corallimorphidae
Genus: Corallimorphus
Moseley, 1877

Corallimorphus is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae.[1] Members of the genus live off the Pacific coast of the US.[1]

Species

Species so far described in this genus include:[1]

  • Corallimorphus denhartogi Fautin, White & Pearson, 2002
  • Corallimorphus ingens Gravier, 1918
  • Corallimorphus niwa Fautin, 2011 [1]
  • Corallimorphus pilatus Fautin, White & Pearson, 2002
  • Corallimorphus profundus Moseley, 1877
  • Corallimorphus rigidus Moseley, 1877

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3317593 entry