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Scleractinia
Scleractinia
Translingual
Proper noun
Scleractinia
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Hexacorallia – the stony corals.
Synonyms
- (order): Madreporaria
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - domain; Opisthokonta - clade; Metazoa - kingdom; Eumetazoa - clade; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Astrocoeniina, Caryophylliina, Dendrophylliina, Faviina, Fungiina, Meandriina - suborders
- Archaeocoeniina, Archaeofungiina, Distichophylliina, Pachythecalina, Stylina, Stylophylliina (extinct suborders)
- Acroporidae, Agariciidae, Anthemiphylliidae, Astrocoeniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae, Euphyllidae, Faviidae, Flabellidae, Fungiacyathidae, Fungiidae, Gardineriidae, Guyniidae, Meandrinidae, Merulinidae, Micrabaciidae, Montlivaltiidae (extinct), Mussidae, Oculinidae, Pectiniidae, Pocilloporidae, Poritidae, Rhizangiidae, Schizocyathidae, Siderastreidae, Stenocyathidae, Trachyphylliidae, Trochosmiliidae, Turbinoliidae (families)