Subclass

Hexacorallia (Hexacorallians)

Balanophyllia elegans. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Hexacorallia is a subclass of Anthozoa comprising approximately 4,300 species of aquatic organisms formed of polyps, generally with 6-fold symmetry. It includes all of the stony corals, most of which are colonial and reef-forming, as well as all sea anemones, tube anemones, and zoanthids, arranged within six extant orders. The hexacorallia are distinguished from another subclass of Anthozoa, Octocorallia, in having six or fewer axes of symmetry in their body structure; the tentacles are simple and…

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Subtaxa

Order: Scleractinia (Stony corals)

Order: Corallimorpharia (Corallimorphs)

Order: Actiniaria (Sea anemones)

Where in Humboldt

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