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Cnidarians

Anthozoa

Hydrozoa

Scyphozoa

Box jellyfish

Staurozoa

Myxozoa

Hexacorallia

Octocorallia

Scleractinia

Sea anemone

Polypodiozoa

Tube-dwelling anemone

Myxosporea

Hydroidolina

Trachylinae

Siphonophore

Black coral

Rhizostomeae

Semaeostomeae

Stauromedusae

Crown jellyfish

Zoantharia

Corallimorpharia

Trachymedusae

Limnomedusae

Anthoathecata

Leptothecata

Narcomedusae

Chirodropida

Actinulida

Carybdeida

Bivalvulida

Capitata

Filifera

Aplanulata

Calycophorae

Cystonectae

Physonectae

Sea pen

Acroporidae

Actiniidae

Fungiidae

Dendrophylliidae

Poritidae

Ulmaridae

Agariciidae

Caryophylliidae

Cyaneidae

Pelagiidae

Pocilloporidae

Rhizostomatidae

Alcyoniidae

Carybdea

Gorgoniidae

Meandrinidae

Oculinidae

Nephtheidae

Chondrophore

Coralliidae

Hydridae

Isididae

Melithaeidae

Merulinidae

Oceaniidae

Polypodium (cnidarian)

Polypodium hydriforme

Hydra (genus)

Aurelia (cnidarian)

Aurelia aurita

Chirodropidae

Chironex

Chironex fleckeri

Precious coral

Physaliidae

Physalia

Portuguese man o' war

Cyanea (cnidarian)

Lion's mane jellyfish

Carukiidae

Carukia

Carukia barnesi

Myxobolidae

Myxobolus

Myxobolus cerebralis

Pelagia (cnidarian)

Pelagia noctiluca

Carybdea marsupialis

Turritopsis

Turritopsis nutricula

Henneguya

Henneguya zschokkei

Turritopsis dohrnii

Malo (cnidarian)

Malo kingi

Velella

Velella velella

Aequoreidae

Aequorea

Aequorea victoria

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