Phylum Cnidaria

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Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum PoriferaSponges
Phylum AnnelidaSegmented Worms
Phylum CtenophoraComb jellies
Class Scyphozoa true jellies
Class Anthozoa
Class Hydrozoa
Class Polychaeta
Class Cubazoa Box jellies
Hydroids, siphonophora jellies Fire lace corals
Order AmphinomidaFireworms
Order Sabellida
Subclass Ceriantipatharia black corals
Subclass Hexacorallia
Phylum PhoronidaHorseshoe worms
Sub Class Octocorallia
Family SerpulidaeTube worms
Family SabellidaeFeather duster worms
Gorgonians, soft corals, sea fans, rods, plumes,
whips
Phylum ChordataSubphylum Urochordata
Order Scleractinia Stony corals
Order Actinia anemones
Order Corallimorpha corallimorphs
Order Cerantharia tube dwelling anemone
Phylum ArthropodaClass Crustacea
Class Ascidiaceatunicates
Class ThaliaceaPelagic tunicates
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Order Decapoda
Order StomatapodaMantis shrimp
Subclass Ciiripediabarnacles
Phylum Mollusca
Suborder Natantiashrimp
Suborder Palinuralobsters
Section AnomuraHermit and porcelain crabs
Section Brachyuratrue crabs
Class Gastropoda
Class CephalopdaOctopus, squid
Class BivalviaClams, mussels
Class Amphineurachitons
Phylum Echinodermata
Subclass ProsobranchiaSnails
Subclass Opisthobranchia slugs, sea hares,
nudibranchs
Phylum Ectoproctabryozoans
Class CrinoideaFeather stars
Class OphiuroideaBrittle stars, basket stars
Class HolothuroideaSea cucumbers
Class AsteroideaSea stars
Class Echinoidea urchins, sand dollars, sea
biscuits
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Leaf Coral
Staghorn Coral
Brain Coral
Finger Coral
Pillar Coral
Elkhorn Coral
Star Coral
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Flower Coral
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Anemone
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Fire Coral DANGEROUS
Hydroid
Lace Coral
Portugese Man-o-war DANGEROUS
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Tube-dwelling anemone
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Corallimorph
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Box jelly DANGEROUS
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Jellies
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Sea Fan
Sea Rod
Gorgonian (left) encrusting a coral colony (right)
Sea Whip
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Sponges
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Fireworms / Bristleworms
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Feather Duster Worms
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Tube worms / Christmas Tree worms
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Comb Jellies
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Horseshoe worm
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Black Corals
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Tunicates
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Pelagic Tunicates
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Barnacles (on mangrove prop root)
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Shrimp
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Cleaner Shrimp
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Lobster
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Mantis Shrimp
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Porcelain crabs on anemones
Hermit crab on coral
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True crabs
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Clams/mussels/scallops
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Snails/conch
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Sea slugs, sea hares, nudibranchs
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Sea cucumbers
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Octopus/squid
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Chiton
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Bryozoans moss animals
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Sea Stars
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Brittle stars
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Feather stars
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Sea urchins, sand dollars
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