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Sea pens - Pennatulacida

Scientific names: The Latin word pennatulus means winged, while the ending -ida is an order in a systematic classification.
Other English names: Sea pansies.


Hexocorallia

Scientific names: Hex means six in Greek, while korallion means coral.


Anemones - Actiniarida

Scientific names: The Greek word actiniarida means ray, beam or squirt, while the ending -ida is an order in a systematic classification.



True corals - Scleractinida

Scientific names: Scleractinida is a combination of two Greek words: skleros, meaning hard and aktis, meaning ray, beam or squirt. The ending -ida is an order in a systematic classification.
Other scientific names: Madreporarida.
Other English names: Stony corals.


Cerianthids - Ceriantharia

Scientific names: Ceriantharia is a combination of two words; the Latin cereus meaning waxy and the Greek word anthos meaning flower.
Other English names: Tube anemones.

Kristin Andreasson och Bo Johannesson

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