| Zoanthidae | |
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| Dragon Eye zoanthids | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Zoantharia |
| Family: | Zoanthidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Zoanthidae is a family of cnidarians.
Genera include: [1]
Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different colonizing formations and in numerous colors. They can be found as individual polyps, attached by a fleshy stolon or a mat that can be created from small pieces of sediment, sand and rock. The term "zoanthid" refers to all animals within this order Zoantharia, and should not be confused with "Zoanthus", which is one genus within Zoantharia.
Zoanthus is a genus of anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is the type genus for its family and order.
Acrozoanthus is a monototypic genus of soft coral, anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is represented by a single species, Acrozoanthus australiae, which is also known by the common names stick polyp, tree stick polyp, tree anemone, and encrusting stick anemone.
Brachycnemina is a suborder of zoanthids in the order Zoantharia. Genetic analysis has been used to suggest Brachycnemina is a monophyletic group diverging within the paraphyletic Macrocnemina.
Isaurus is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
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