Corallimorphidae

	Corallimorphidae Corallimorphidae is a family of corallimorphs. It includes three genera: '' Corallimorphus'' Moseley, 1877 - 6 species ''Corynactis ''Corynactis'' 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. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed on ...'' Allman, 1846 - 14 species '' Paracorynactis'' Ocaña, den Hartog, Brito, & Bos, 2010 - 1 species References Corallimorpharia Cnidarian families {{Hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paracorynactis ''Paracorynactis'' is a genus of corallimorphs from the western Indo-West Pacific. They are specialized predators of echinoderms, and are notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (''Acanthaster planci'') among others. The genus is monotypic with the single species, ''Paracorynactis hoplites''. Taxonomy ''Paracorynactis hoplites'' is the only species classified under the genus ''Paracorynactis''. It belongs to the family Corallimorphidae of the corralimorph order Corallimorpharia. It was first described as ''Corynactis hoplites'' by the British biologists Alfred Cort Haddon and Alice M. Shackleton in 1893. In 1980, it was transferred by the Dutch marine biologist Jacobus Cornelis den Hartog to the newly created genus ''Pseudocorynactis''. In 2010, Ocaña ''et al.'' noted the difference in tentacle development between this species and other members of the family Corallimorphidae. It was again transferred to a new genus, ''Paracorynactis''. Description ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Corallimorphidae Corallimorphidae is a family of corallimorphs. It includes three genera: '' Corallimorphus'' Moseley, 1877 - 6 species ''Corynactis ''Corynactis'' 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. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed on ...'' Allman, 1846 - 14 species '' Paracorynactis'' Ocaña, den Hartog, Brito, & Bos, 2010 - 1 species References Corallimorpharia Cnidarian families {{Hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Corallimorph Corallimorpharia is an order of marine cnidarians closely related to stony or reef building corals (Scleractinia). They occur in both temperate and tropical climates, although they are mostly tropical. Temperate forms tend to be very robust, with wide and long columns, whereas tropical forms tend to have very short columns with a wide oral disc and very short tentacles. The tentacles are usually arranged in rows radiating from the mouth. Many species occur together in large groups, although there are recorded instances of individuals. In many respects, they resemble the stony corals, except for the absence of a stony skeleton. Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that they are very closely related to stony corals. Corallimorpharians occur in a wide range of marine habitats, and can be associated with phase shifts in coral reef ecosystems that result in a change from a hard-coral dominated reef to a soft-coral dominated one. They have been observed to overgrow reefs in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Corallimorphus ''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. Members of the genus live off the Pacific coast of the US. Species Species so far described in this genus include:"''Corallimorphus'' Moseley, 1877". World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Corynactis ''Corynactis'' 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. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed on the crown-of-thorns seastar ''Acanthaster planci'' and may help control the crown-of-thorns population. Species Species so far described in this genus include: ''Corynactis annulata'' Verrill, 1867 ''Corynactis australis'' Haddon & Duerden, 1896 ''Corynactis caboverdensis'' den Hartog, Ocaña & Brito, 1993 ''Corynactis californica'' Carlgren, 1936 ''Corynactis caribbeorum'' den Hartog, 1980 ''Corynactis carnea'' Studer, 1879 ''Corynactis chilensis'' Carlgren, 1941 ''Corynactis delawarei'' Widersten, 1976 ''Corynactis denhartogi'' Ocaña, 2003 ''Corynactis denticulosa'' Le Sueur, 1817 ''Corynactis globulifera'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 ''Corynactis parvula'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 ''Corynactis sanmatiens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Corallimorpharia Corallimorpharia is an order of marine cnidarians closely related to stony or reef building corals (Scleractinia). They occur in both temperate and tropical climates, although they are mostly tropical. Temperate forms tend to be very robust, with wide and long columns, whereas tropical forms tend to have very short columns with a wide oral disc and very short tentacles. The tentacles are usually arranged in rows radiating from the mouth. Many species occur together in large groups, although there are recorded instances of individuals. In many respects, they resemble the stony corals, except for the absence of a stony skeleton. Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that they are very closely related to stony corals. Corallimorpharians occur in a wide range of marine habitats, and can be associated with phase shifts in coral reef ecosystems that result in a change from a hard-coral dominated reef to a soft-coral dominated one. They have been observed to overgrow reefs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Family (biology) Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]