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10/15/2008, 07:17 PM
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Is a gorgonian a coral or an invert?
I see some website listing them under corals and some listing them under inverts.....so which do they fall under?
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10/15/2008, 07:18 PM
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Corals are also inverts
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10/15/2008, 07:34 PM
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Cnidaria (corals and jellyfish or anything that stings) is a phylum within invertebrates, as TheORKINMan said.
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10/15/2008, 07:51 PM
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Ok, so is it a coral?
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10/15/2008, 08:11 PM
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its definitely an invertibrate, anything alive that doesnt have a spine is an invertibrate, unless its a plant... coral is not a scientific term AFAIK and you can consider whatever you want to be a coral.
kind of a semantics thing, why do you ask?
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10/15/2008, 09:21 PM
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It's a gorgonian.
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10/16/2008, 06:22 AM
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Reason I'm asking is that I'm in the process of researching setting up a local tank. One thing that it says they don't want you collecting is live rock or coral. I know we have other corals, like encrusting types in the area but I'm trying to find out if that includes gorgonians as well.
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10/16/2008, 07:30 AM
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I would think it would include gorgonians, an octocoral.
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10/16/2008, 07:35 AM
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Yeah they would consider it a coral.
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10/16/2008, 08:06 AM
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10/16/2008, 08:32 AM
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10/16/2008, 08:47 AM
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10/16/2008, 08:52 AM
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ok good to know
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