Schizocyathidae
Sign in to saveSchizocyathidae is a family of stony corals. There are currently three genera included in this family and each of them is monotypic. Members of the family are azooxanthellate, deep water species.
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Vinony files it under Cnidaria families, Schizocyathidae and Scleractinia.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilySchizocyathidae
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- Puerto Rico
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- Scleractinia
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Schizocyathidae is a family of stony corals. There are currently three genera included in this family and each of them is monotypic. Members of the family are azooxanthellate, deep water species.
==Genera== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: Genus Pourtalocyathus Cairns, 1979 Species Pourtalocyathus hispidus (Pourtalès, 1878) Genus Schizocyathus Pourtalès, 1874 Species Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtalès, 1874 Genus Temnotrochus Cairns, 1995 Species Temnotrochus kermadecensis Cairns, 1995
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