Corallimorphus
Appearance
Corallimorphus | |
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Corallimorphus pilatus | |
Scientific classification | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Corallimorphus Moseley, 1877". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 27, 2019.