Schizocyathus
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Schizocyathus is a monotypic genus of stony corals in the family Schizocyathidae, the only species being Schizocyathus fissilis. It is a deep water, azooxanthellate coral.
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Schizocyathus | |
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D = calyx from above E = lateral view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Schizocyathidae |
Genus: | Schizocyathus Pourtalès, 1874 [1] |
Species: | S. fissilis |
Binomial name | |
Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtalès, 1874 [2] | |
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