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phylum

Cnidaria

Cnidaria is a phylum in the kingdom Animalia. This database currently files 2 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 93 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
93
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Cnidaria?

2 classes filed directly under this phylum.

  1. Anthozoa

    staghorn coral

    1 species
  2. Scyphozoa

    common jellyfish

    1 species

Best-known members of Cnidaria

Ranked by popularity score.

CR, Critically Endangered
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)

Staghorn coral

Acropora cervicornis

Acroporidae

How threatened is Cnidaria?

1 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered1100%

Where is Cnidaria recorded?

Species on file in this phylum with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 2 speciesIndonesia: 2 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 2 speciesKenya: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesRussia: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesGreenland: 1 speciesMexico: 2 speciesColombia: 2 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 2 speciesBelize: 2 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 2 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesCuba: 2 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesSouth Korea: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesUkraine: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesRomania: 1 speciesLithuania: 1 speciesLatvia: 1 speciesEstonia: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesBulgaria: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesCroatia: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 2 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 2 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesIceland: 1 speciesGeorgia: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Netherlands2
  2. United States2
  3. Australia2
  4. Mexico2
  5. Colombia2
  6. Indonesia2
  7. Guadeloupe2
  8. Belize2
  9. St. Barthélemy2
  10. Cuba2
  11. Congo - Kinshasa2
  12. Puerto Rico2
  13. Barbados2
  14. Honduras2
  15. Martinique2
  16. United Kingdom1
  17. Sweden1
  18. Norway1
  19. Ukraine1
  20. Ireland1

All species in Cnidaria

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recordedNot recorded65
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically EndangeredNot recorded43