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Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa. The Anthozoans (class Anthozoa) include the corals, sea anemones, and sea fans Anthozoans lack a medusa stage and exist as solitary or colonial polyps
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Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa • The Anthozoans (class Anthozoa) include the corals, sea anemones, and sea fans • Anthozoans lack a medusa stage and exist as solitary or colonial polyps • Many corals excrete a skeleton of calcium carbonate, which forms reefs (‘reef-building corals’); very important for marine ecosystem • Anthozoans can sting and ‘attack’ each other!