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Aulopsammiidae

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Aulopsammiidae (synonym: Lithotelestidae) is a family of coral in the order Scleralcyonacea.

Phylum:Cnidaria
Subphylum:Anthozoa
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Aulopsammiidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Family: Aulopsammiidae
Reuss, 1854
Synonyms

Lithotelestidae

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McFadden et al. 2022, and some other authors in the past, include the content of this family in the family Helioporidae.[1][2]

Characteristics

The family is characterized by a crystalline aragonite skeleton formed by stolons and calices, cylindrical calices with secondary lateral calices, and fully retractable polyps with an exoskeleton formed of calcite capstans and crosses.[3]

Genera

The genus Nanipora Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015 is sometimes also included in this family.[5]

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