Lithotelestidae
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| Order: | Bourne, 1895[1]
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| Family: | Lithotelestidae Bayer & Muzik, 1977[2]
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Lithotelestidae is a family of coral in the order Coenothecalia originally described in 1977 by Frederick Bayer and Katherine Muzik.[2] It is characterized by a crystalline aragonite skeleton formed by stolons and calices, cylindrical calices with secondary lateral calices, and fully retractable polyps with an exoskeleton formed of calcite capstans and crosses.[1]
References
- ^ a b Bayer, F. M.; Muzik, K. M. (1977). "An Atlantic Helioporan Coral (Coelenterata:Octocorallia)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 90 (4): 975–984.
- ^ a b "Lithotelestidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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