Stylasteridae
Sign in to saveStylasteridae, also known as lace corals, is a family of colonial hydrozoans with a calcified skeleton. They first appeared 65 million years ago in deep waters. About 10% of the species have adapted to live in water less than deep. The rest are found in deeper water, most commonly between , with the deepest known species observed at a depth of .
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lace corals
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyStylasteridae
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Stylasteridae, also known as lace corals, is a family of colonial hydrozoans with a calcified skeleton. They first appeared 65 million years ago in deep waters. About 10% of the species have adapted to live in water less than deep. The rest are found in deeper water, most commonly between , with the deepest known species observed at a depth of .
In shallow reefs the Stylasteridae can grow up to tall and wide, but some species in deeper waters can reach .