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Alcyonacea

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Cladiella sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Alcyonaria
Order: Alcyonacea
Families
  • Suborder Alcyoniina
  • Suborder Calcaxonia
  • Suborder Holaxonia
  • Suborder Protoalcyonaria
  • Suborder Scleraxonia
  • Suborder Stolonifera
  • Suborder Incertae sedis
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The Alcyonacea, or the soft corals are an order of corals which do not produce calcium carbonate cups, instead they contain minute, spiney skeletal elements called sclerites. One type is dead man's fingers, which is a type that is no larger than 7 centimeters and is found in warm water reagions. Other organisms in this class include sea pens, sea fans, sea whips and fleshy soft corals.

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