Anthozoa
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Anthozoa is a class of marine invertebrates within the phylum Cnidaria that includes corals, sea anemones, and related polyp-only forms.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ceriantharia | 1 |
| Hexacorallia | 1 |
| Octocorallia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | zooxanthellae ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
gastrovascular cavity
ⓘ
single body opening ⓘ |
| clade |
Cnidaria
ⓘ
Radiata ⓘ |
| containsSubclass |
Anthozoa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceriantharia
Anthozoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hexacorallia
Anthozoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Octocorallia
|
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | habitat former ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| feedingMechanism | suspension feeding ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Paleozoic era ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | abundant ⓘ |
| hasBodyForm | polyp ⓘ |
| hasCellType | cnidocyte ⓘ |
| hasLayer | mesoglea ⓘ |
| hasSymbiosis | photosynthetic dinoflagellates ⓘ |
| hasTissue |
epidermis
ⓘ
gastrodermis ⓘ |
| includes |
black coral
ⓘ
coral ⓘ sea anemone ⓘ sea fan ⓘ sea pen ⓘ soft coral ⓘ stony coral ⓘ zoanthid ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lacksLifeStage | medusa ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage | planula larva ⓘ |
| locomotion |
limited crawling in some species
ⓘ
sessile ⓘ |
| nervousSystem | nerve net ⓘ |
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual
ⓘ
sexual ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode |
broadcast spawning
ⓘ
brooding ⓘ |
| skeletonPresence | may be skeleton-forming ⓘ |
| skeletonType |
calcareous skeleton
ⓘ
proteinaceous skeleton ⓘ |
| subkingdom | Eumetazoa ⓘ |
| symmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| trophicRole | primary reef builder ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hexacorallia
this entity surface form:
Octocorallia
this entity surface form:
Ceriantharia