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Anomocora

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Anomocora is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Caryophylliidae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

Species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Anomocora Studer, 1878". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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Anomocora: Brief Summary

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Anomocora is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Caryophylliidae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

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Biology

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azooxanthellate
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Depth range

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30-786 m
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Diagnosis

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Corallum colonial and recumbent, new corallites budding extracalicularly from edge zone and quickly becoming detached from parent corallum resulting in corallites with an open or broken base; endothecal dissepiments widely spaced; paliform lobes present on higher cycle septa; columella trabecular.

Reference

1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008) http://www.iucnredlist.org

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