Species of ANTHOZOA which secrete a skeleton and are responsible for the formation of CORAL REEFS.
A class in the phylum CNIDARIA, comprised mostly of corals and anemones. All members occur only as polyps; the medusa stage is completely absent.
Synonyms: txid6101, Anthozoas, Corals, Coral, Anthozoa
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2003; for CORALS use CNIDARIA 1998-2002 ,2003; for CORALS see CNIDARIA 1998-2002
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D037421
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