| Agariciidae | |
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| Pavona duerdeni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Suborder: | Fungiina |
| Family: | Agariciidae Gray, 1847 [1] |
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The Agariciidae are a family of reef-building stony corals. This family includes cactus corals, plate corals, and lettuce corals. Members of the family include symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae in their tissues which help provide their energy requirements.[2]
- ^ WoRMS (2010). "Agariciidae; Gray, 1847". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ Cactus, Elephant Skin, Plate, Lettuce Corals of the Family Agariciidae WetWebMedia.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.