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Siderastreidae
Family of corals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siderastreidae is a family of reef building stony corals. Members of the family include symbiotic algae called Zooxanthellae in their tissues which help provide their energy requirements.
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Siderastreidae | |
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Massive Starlet Corals (Siderastrea siderea) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Siderastreidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943[1] |
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