Corallimorphus
Sign in to saveCorallimorphus is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae. Members of the genus live off the Pacific coast of the US.
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Corallimorphus is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae. Members of the genus live off the Pacific coast of the US.
==Species== Species so far described in this genus include: Corallimorphus denhartogi Fautin, White & Pearson, 2002 Corallimorphus ingens Gravier, 1918 Corallimorphus niwa Fautin, 2011 Corallimorphus pilatus Fautin, White & Pearson, 2002 Corallimorphus profundus Moseley, 1877 Corallimorphus rigidus Moseley, 1877
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