Aulopsammiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
Family: | Aulopsammiidae Reuss, 1854 |
Synonyms | |
Lithotelestidae |
Aulopsammiidae is a family of coral in the order Scleralcyonacea. It 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.[1]