Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Cnidaria

Phylum: Cnidaria

The four major classes (groups) of cnidarians are:
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa

Introduction to Cnidaira
The Cnidarian Tree of Life project (CnidToL)

Anthozoa

These include: corals, anemones, and sea pens and sea fans
Corals and Coral Reefs

Alcyonacea, or soft corals do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons.




The below photos were taken at the
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - January 2010

Corals

Soft Coral and Anemone
I believe the bottom left is an Alcyonacea (soft coral).
It is possibly a sea whip. The bottom right is some type of anemone.

Whip Coral (Leptogorgia virgulata) | Chesapeake Bay Program

The below photos were taken at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
located at BYU (Brigham Young University). - July 2018



Corals | National Geographic
Corals of the World - Coral Taxonomy, Coral Geographic, and Species Factsheets

The Stylophora is also known as the Birds nest corals or Cat's paw corals. It is in the class of Anthozoa.

Stylophora pistillata | Corals of the World

The Agaricia agaricites is also known as the Lettuce coral or Tan Lettuce-leaf coral.

Agaricia agaricites Factsheet | Corals of the World
Tan lettuce-leaf coral (Agaricia agaricites) | Marine Species Identification Portal
Agaricia agaricites (Lettuce Coral) | UWI

Corals and Coral Reefs | Smithsonian Ocean Find Your Blue
The Scyphozoan

Classification: Order Alcyonacea | Corals of the World

Sea Anemone
The sea anemone was named after the terrestrial anemone flower.

Sea Anemone | National Geographic

Cubozoa

These include: box jellies

Box Jellyfish | National Geographic
What is the most venomous marine animal? | NOAA.gov

Hydrozoa

These include: siphonophores, hydroids, fire corals, and different medusae

The Portuguese man o' war is also known as the Man-of-war, or Blue bottle. It is in the class of hydrozoa. It is in the order of siphonophorae.

Siphonophores.org
What is a Portuguese Man o’ War? | NOAA.gov

Scyphozoa 

These includes: true jellyfish
Common Jellyfish (Moon Jellyfish)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - January 2010

The Aurelia aurita is also known as the Common jellyfish, Moon jellyfish, Moon jelly, or Saucer jelly. It is in the class scyphozoa.

Aurelia aurita | wikipedia

OTHER
Coloring Pages
Ocean Animals Coloring Pages | First-School.ws

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