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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Corals, gorgonians, sea anemones & hydroids

These exclusively aquatic, relatively simple organisms include corals, gorgonians, anemones, hydras, and medusas.
They are principally characterized by the presence of tentacles with a venomous substance used to paralyze and capture prey. They can be either sessile, i.e., immobile adults, or free-living, such as medusas.

This group represents species that occur in the Galapagos Marine Reserve and includes 44 corals, 22 of which are endemic or native. For gorgonians and sea fans, 12 species are reported of which 8 are endemic or native to Galapagos.

Authors: Angel Chiriboga, Diego Ruiz, Nathalia Tirado, Stuart Banks.

Other Contributors: Graham Edgar, Peter Glynn, Cleveland Hickman, Fernando Pinillos, James Raimer, Fernando Rivera, Mariana Vera, Frauke Ziemmeck.

Names of taxa included: 169 total (133 accepted, 26 unidentified taxon, 4 doubtful, 6 problematic).

Origin of the taxa included: 14 endemic, 54 indigenous, 5 questionable endemic.

Cnidaria Species Checklist

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Domain Eukaryota

Kingdom Animalia

Division Cnidaria

Class Anthozoa

Order Actiniaria

Order Alcyonacea

Order Antipatharia

Order Ceriantharia

Order Pennatulacea

Order Scleractinia

Order Zoanthidae

Class Hydrozoa

Order Anthoathecata

Order Leptothecata

Order Narcomedusae

Order Siphonophorae

Order Tachymedusae

Class Syphozoa

Order Coronatae

Order Semaeostomeae

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This list should be cited as follows:

Chiriboga, A., Ruiz, D., Tirado, N., Banks, S. (2011). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Corals, gorgonians, sea anemones & hydroids - FCD Lista de especies de Corales, gorgonias, anemones de mar y hydroides de Galápagos. In: Bungartz, F., Herrera, H., Jaramillo, P., Tirado, N., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Ruiz, D., Guézou, A. & Ziemmeck, F. (eds.). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist - Lista de Especies de Galápagos de la Fundación Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin Foundation / Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/marine-invertebrates/cnidaria/ Last updated 07 Jul 2011.