#gorgonian_coral__gorgoniancoral__gorgonian corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton
supertype: coral.anthozoan marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
subtype: sea_feather sea_fan red_coral
member of: suborder_Gorgonacea__Gorgonacea__Gorgoniacea__suborder_Gorgoniacea red corals and sea fans
member of: order_Alcyonaria__Alcyonaria corals and sea anemones having eight branches
member of: class_Anthozoa__Anthozoa__Actinozoa__class_Actinozoa no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
member of: phylum_Cnidaria__Cnidaria__Coelenterata__phylum_Coelenterata hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
member of: subkingdom_Metazoa__Metazoa multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
member of: kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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