Scleractinia
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Heliofungia actiniformis
(suborder Fungiina, family Fungiidae)
Translingual
(suborder Fungiina, family Fungiidae)
Etymology
New Latin, based on Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).
Proper noun
Scleractinia
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Hexacorallia – stony corals.
Synonyms
- (order): Madreporaria
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; 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)
References
Scleractinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scleractinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Scleractinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Scleractinia at World Register of Marine Species
- Scleractinia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Scleractinia at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Scleractinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
