Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia

Zoantharia Gray, 1832

Rank: Order
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Order group names

Zoanthidea synonym

Children

Brachycnemina Haddon & Shackleton, 1891
Macrocnemina Haddon & Shackleton, 1891

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: korstanemonen
 English: colonial anemones; encrusting anemones; zoanthids; zoanthids sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 French: zoanthaires
 German: Krustenanemonen
 Japanese: スナギンチャク目

Literature

original description

Gray, J.E. (1832). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. London (27th edition.). (4): 1-212.

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Citation

Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2025). World List of Zoantharia. Zoantharia. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:607338

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2019-07-12 by Bert Hoeksema

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