TAXONOMY
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Corallimorpharia
Family: Corallimorphidae
Genus/species: Corynactis sp.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Note ball tipped tentacles.
DISTRIBUTION: Tropical Indian, Central and Western Pacific Oceans
HABITAT: Reef associated
DIET: Small fish and zooplankton
REMARKS: This close relative of sea anemones has sticky ball-tipped tentacles. Some species of shrimps and fish are immune to the stickiness and live within the tentacles.
Corallimorpharia (Corallimorph) is an order of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). They are mostly tropical, with a narrow column topped with a wide oral disc. The tentacles are usually short or very short, arranged in rows radiating from the mouth. Many species occur together in large groups. In many respects, they resemble the stony corals, except for the absence of a stony skeleton.
References
California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium Color on the Reef 2017 AQA17 Charles Delbeek
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