hawaii coral id. phylum cnideria class hydrozoa-hydroids class scyphozoa- jellyfish class cubozoa-...
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Phylum CnideriaPhylum CnideriaClass Hydrozoa-hydroidsClass Hydrozoa-hydroidsClass Scyphozoa- jellyfishClass Scyphozoa- jellyfishClass Cubozoa- box jellies and sea waspsClass Cubozoa- box jellies and sea waspsClass AnthozoaClass Anthozoa Subclass Hexacorallia- Subclass Hexacorallia- zoanthids, hermatypic coralszoanthids, hermatypic corals
Order Scleractinia- Order Scleractinia- reef buildersreef builders
Order Zoanthidea- Order Zoanthidea- zoanthidszoanthids Subclass Ceriantipitharia- Subclass Ceriantipitharia- tube anenomes, black corals, tube anenomes, black corals,
thorny coralsthorny corals
Subclass Octocoralia- Subclass Octocoralia- ahermatypic, octocorals, blue ahermatypic, octocorals, blue coralcoral
Order Helioporacea- Order Helioporacea- blue coralblue coral
Order Alyconacea- Order Alyconacea- leather coralsleather corals
Order Pennatulacea- Order Pennatulacea- sea pen sea pen
“True” Stony CoralsHermatypic- reef building, zooxanthellae
Common species:• Acroporidae- table• Acroporidea- rice • Agariciidae- flat lobe, corregated• Faviidae- crust, ocellated• Fungiidae- humpback, mushroom• Pocilloporidae- lace, antler, cauliflower• Poritidae- finger, lobe, plate• Thamastreidae
Family Acroporidae: rice coral
Montipora flabellata Montipora patula
Montipora capitata Montipora verrucosa
Order Scleractinia
Family Agariciidae: flat lobe coral, corrugated coral
Pavona duerdeni Pavona variansFlat lobe corrugated
Order Scleractinia
Family Faviidae:crust coral, ocellated coral
Cyphastrae ocellina
Agassiz's Coral(Cyphastrea agassizi(Formally Leptastrea bottae)
Leptastrea purpurea
Order Scleractinia
Family Pocilloporidae:Lace coral, antler coral, and cauliflower coral
Pocillopora damicornis
lace
Pocillopora eydouxi
antler
Pocillopora meaandrina
cauliflower
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae:
Finger coral, lobe coral, Evermann’s coral, plate and pillar coral
Porites evermanni Porites rus Porites compressa
Porites lobata
Order Scleractinia
Family Antipathiidae
Black coral, wire coral, - not an octocoral
Both feed on zooplankton
Wire coralBlack coral
Phylum CnidariaClass Anthozoa
Subclass Octocorallia
• Order Alcyonacae- soft coral
• Order Coenothyecalia- blue coral (not found in Hawaii)
• Order Gorgonacea- sea fans
• Order Pennatulacea- sea pens
• Order Telestacea- snowflake corals