Scleractinia

New Latin, based on Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).

Scleractinia

1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Hexacorallia – the stony corals.

• (order): Madreporaria

• (order): Eukaryota - domain; Opisthokonta - clade; Metazoa - kingdom; Eumetazoa - clade; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass

• (order): Astrocoeniina, Caryophylliina, Dendrophylliina, Faviina, Fungiina, Meandriina - suborders
  • †Archaeocoeniina, †Archaeofungiina, †Distichophylliina, †Pachythecalina, †Stylina, †Stylophylliina (extinct suborders)
  • Acroporidae, Agariciidae, Anthemiphylliidae, Astrocoeniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae, Euphyllidae, Faviidae, Flabellidae, Fungiacyathidae, Fungiidae, Gardineriidae, Guyniidae, Meandrinidae, Merulinidae, Micrabaciidae, †Montlivaltiidae (extinct), Mussidae, Oculinidae, Pectiniidae, Pocilloporidae, Poritidae, Rhizangiidae, Schizocyathidae, Siderastreidae, Stenocyathidae, Trachyphylliidae, Trochosmiliidae, Turbinoliidae (families)

• Scleractinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scleractinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scleractinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scleractinia at World Register of Marine Species
• Scleractinia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Scleractinia at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Scleractinia at Encyclopedia of Life
• Scleractinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.