Information: Phylum Cnidaria
Dr. Hieber, Invertebrate Zoology (Bi 38)


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Taxonomy: Phylum Cnidaria
Dr. Hieber, Invertebrate Zoology (Bi 38)

 ~ This is the current taxonomic hierarchy to Order for the Phylum Cnidaria as outlined in Brusca & Brusca (pgs. 214-217), and presented in your lab manual. You are responsible for knowing the taxonomic ranks that are highlighted, and the specimens presented in laboratory representative of each of those ranks.


    Phylum Cnidaria
    • Class Hydrozoa
      • Order Hydroida
      • Order Milleporina
      • Order Stylasterina
      • Order Trachylina
      • Order Actinulida
      • Order Siphonophora
      • Order Chondrophora
    • Class Cubozoa
    • Class Scyphozoa
      • Order Stauromedusae
      • Order Semaeostomeae
      • Order Rhixostomeae
    • Class Anthozoa
      • Subclass Octocorralia (=Alcyonaria)
        • Order Protoalcyonaria
        • Order Stolonifera
        • Order Telestacea
        • Order Helioporacea
        • Order Alcyonacea
        • Order Gorgonacea
        • Order Pennatulacea
      • Subclass Hexacorralia (=Zoantharia)
        • Order Zoanthinaria
        • Order Actiniaria
        • Order Scleractinia (=Madreporaria)
        • Order Ceriantipatharia
        • Order Corallimorpharia


 ~ Here are links to other sites with further taxonomic information about cnidarians and ctenophorans, or alternate hierachies for each of these phyla.