Corallimorphus

Corallimorphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Subclass:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Corallimorpharia
Family:	Corallimorphidae
Genus:	Corallimorphus Moseley, 1877

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.

Species

Species so far described in this genus include:^[1]

• Corallimorphus antarcticus Carlgren & Stephenson, 1929
• Corallimorphus atlanticus Carlgren, 1934
• Corallimorphus denhartogi Fautin, White & Pearson, 2002
• Corallimorphus ingens Gravier, 1918
• Corallimorphus obtectus Hertwig, 1888
• Corallimorphus pilatus Fautin, White & Pearson, 2002
• Corallimorphus profundus Moseley, 1877
• Corallimorphus rigidus Moseley, 1877

References

1. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100784 accessed 16 July 2010